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1. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g
opinion
primary authority
restatements of law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
2. The West key number system
annotations
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
session laws
C.J.S uses...
3. 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
Shepard's Citations
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
precedent
4. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
opinion
United States Code (U.S.C.)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
advance sheets
5. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
Federal rules and procedures are...
on the record
TARP method
6. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
These represent secondary authority
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
C.J.S uses...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
7. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
session laws
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
rationale
8. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
contra
court decision
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
9. An index
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U.S. Supreme court case reporters
legal dictionaries
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
10. Explanation of the subject
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
opinion
11. 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
components of and A.L.R. citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
12. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
sequence of citations
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
West Publishing Company (West)
13. Statutes at Large
annotations
F.R.D. contains...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Federal session laws may be found in...
14. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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15. Case law
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
legal dictionaries
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
16. 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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters
see - e.g.
sequence of citations
17. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
codified
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
star paging
18. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
digests typically
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
19. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial
see generally
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Federal Rules of Evidence
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
20. 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
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
the signal infra
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
rationale
21. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
separation of powers
advance sheets
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.
22. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
see generally
23. U.S.
stare decisis
on the record
United States Reports is cited as
court opinion
24. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
components of a legal encyclopedia 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
25. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
parallel citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
legal encyclopedias
26. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
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.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
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_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
27. 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.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
substantive law
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
28. A proposed legislative measure
West Publishing Company (West)
Federal session laws may be found in...
bill
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
29. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
incorrect United States Code citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Federal rules and procedures are...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
30. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
precedent
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
31. At the close of each legislative term
to update the status of a particular case
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Statutes are published as session laws...
32. United States Reports
constitutional law
Shepard's Citations
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
_____________ is an official publication
33. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
incorrect citation of a law review article
legal encyclopedias
American Law Reports
34. 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 Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
per curiam opinion
stare decisis
correct legal encyclopedia citation
35. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
caption
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
correct standard case citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
36. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
majority opinion
dicta
incorrect United States Code citation
advance sheets
37. 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
dissenting opinion
correct Federal Register citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
legal dictionaries
38. United States Reports
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
the signal infra
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
39. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
F.R.D. contains...
star paging
incorrect case citation
40. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
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.
components of law review citation
41. S.Ct.
United States Reports is cited as
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
memorandum opinion
42. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Federal rules and procedures are...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
43. State and federal
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
44. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
F.R.D. contains...
45. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Reports is cited as
see generally
46. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
headnote or syllabus
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
47. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
bill
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Federal rules and procedures are...
48. An explanatory note
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
A.L.R. is filled with...
An annotation is
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
49. 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'
star paging
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Statutes are published as session laws...
on the record
50. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
parallel citation
advance sheets
precedent
caption