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1. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
slip law
precedent
advance sheets
An annotation is
2. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
parallel citation
key number system
constitutional law
3. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
slip opinion
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
4. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
A.L.R. is filled with...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
statutory law
5. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole
bill
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
decision
de novo on record
6. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
Executive orders are...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
legal encyclopedias
7. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters
incorrect legal dictionary citation
8. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
American Law Reports
TARP method
most correct definition of star paging
9. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
Statutes are published as session laws...
stare decisis
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
10. Is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief
de novo on record
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
the signal infra
parallel citation
11. As session laws
West Publishing Company (West)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
annotations
12. Case law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
secondary authority
13. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
star paging
14. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
official publication of law
15. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.
American Law Reports
U.S. Law Week
components of Statutes at Large citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
16. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
see generally
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
17. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
statutory law
dissenting opinion
18. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
components of and A.L.R. citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
19. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
opinion
contra
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
bill
20. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
bill
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
dicta
21. What federal session laws are codified and published in
de novo on record
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
22. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
A.L.R. is filled with...
court opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
23. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
see - e.g.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
statement of facts
24. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Statutes are published as session laws...
separation of powers
en banc
25. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
components of a standard case citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
26. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
slip law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
memorandum opinion
27. Published by Lawyers Co-op
components of a standard case citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
de novo on record
to update the status of a particular case
28. U.S.
the signal infra
_____________ is an official publication
United States Reports is cited as
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
29. Result or disposition of the case
Supreme Court Reporter
The record of a court case includes
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
decision
30. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
TARP method
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
court decision
31. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
treatise
32. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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33. Typical case reporter
star paging
see - e.g.
An annotation is
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
34. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
see - e.g.
35. The date upon which the decision was rendered
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
date of decision
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Statutes are published as session laws...
36. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
stare decisis
Federal Rules of Evidence
37. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
parallel citation
38. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
substantive law
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
39. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
most correct definition of star paging
components of and A.L.R. citation
en banc
40. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
headnote or syllabus
bill
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
41. A proposed legislative measure
bill
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
legal dictionaries
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
42. Infra
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43. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
key number system
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
The signal '_____' is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.
44. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
indexes typically
on the record
secondary authority
constitutional law
45. United States Reports
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
elements of a reported case
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
_____________ is an official publication
46. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
legal encyclopedias
dissenting opinion
47. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
caption
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
48. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Federal rules and procedures are...
statement of facts
correct citation of Statutes at Large
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
49. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r
components of a Federal Register citation
incorrect citation of a law review article
precedent
correct citation of United States Code
50. Encyclopedia
on the record
correct citation of United States Code
American Jurisprudence is a...
rationale