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1. Restatement (of law)
sequence of citations
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
components of a Federal Register citation
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are

2. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
opinion
components of and A.L.R. citation
dicta

3. United States Reports
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

4. Case law
concurring opinion
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
to update the status of a particular statute

5. Reported selectively
memorandum opinion
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Statutes at Large is
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

6. 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
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
headnote or syllabus
sequence of citations
precedent

7. 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
United States Reports
en banc
decision
American Law Reports

8. Infra

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9. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
An unofficial publication is any publication
slip law
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

10. Presidential proclamations
West Publishing Company (West)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Federal Rules of Evidence

11. Secondary authority
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
headnote or syllabus
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

12. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
C.J.S uses...
sequence of citations
cf.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

13. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
components of Statutes at Large citation
cf.
slip opinion
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

14. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
substantive law
de novo
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

15. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
United States Reports is cited as
correct A.L.R. citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
precedent

16. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
opinion
components of a Federal Register citation
memorandum opinion
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

17. American Digest System
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
annotations
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

18. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article
unofficial publication of law
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

19. Digest topic
star paging
de novo on record
These represent secondary authority
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

20. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

21. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
dissenting opinion
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.

22. S.Ct.
Federal session laws may be found in...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
headnote or syllabus
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

23. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
headnote or syllabus
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

24. F.Supp
correct law review citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
TARP method

25. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
parallel citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

26. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
_____________ is an official publication
components of a Federal Register citation
United States Code is
rationale

27. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
memorandum opinion
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
court opinion
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.

28. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
constitutional law
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

29. Products of West Legal Studies
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Supreme Court Reporter
star paging
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

30. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.
components of Statutes at Large citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation
de novo
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

31. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
National Reporter System
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
per curiam opinion

32. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
most correct definition of star paging
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

33. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
rationale
F.R.D. contains...
legal dictionaries
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

34. Published by Lawyers Co-op
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
cf.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

35. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
court opinion
incorrect case citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
U.S. Law Week

36. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
on the record
unofficial publication of law
key number system
treatise

37. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
components of a standard case citation
secondary authority

38. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
dissenting opinion
constitutional law
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
legal encyclopedias

39. Decennial Digest
decision
court opinion
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

40. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
parallel citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

41. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
sequence of citations
components of Statutes at Large citation
_____________ is an official publication
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

42. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
incorrect legal dictionary citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
advance sheets
Federal rules and procedures are...

43. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
correct citation of a Constitutional article
advance sheets
procedural law

44. Supra

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45. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
headnote or syllabus
correct citation of Statutes at Large
on the record
Statutes are published as session laws...

46. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
incorrect legal dictionary citation
primary authority
annotations
de novo

47. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
Shepard's Citations
procedural law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

48. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.
An unofficial publication is any publication
components of a standard case citation
to update the status of a particular case
substantive law

49. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
legal dictionaries
incorrect United States Code citation
official publication of law
parallel citation

50. Shepard's Citations is used
substantive law
to update the status of a particular case
key number system
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)