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1. 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
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of and A.L.R. citation
bill
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
2. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
United States Code (U.S.C.)
per curiam opinion
3. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
correct A.L.R. citation
constitutional law
de novo on record
components of United States Code citation
4. F.Supp
bill
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
elements of a reported case
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
5. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
codified
advance sheets
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
6. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
Supreme Court Reporter
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
substantive law
7. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
the signal infra
headnote or syllabus
Executive orders are...
8. Compiled chronologically
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Statutes at Large is
treatise
9. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
C.J.S uses...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
An annotation is
TARP method
10. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
cf.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
11. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
U.S. Law Week
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
procedural law
correct Federal Register citation
12. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
advance sheets
contra
date of decision
13. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
annotations
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
14. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
legal dictionaries
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
contra
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
15. Result or disposition of the case
treatise
parallel citation
decision
key number system
16. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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17. Compiled by topic
correct legal encyclopedia citation
annotations
United States Code is
official publication of law
18. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
correct A.L.R. citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
opinion
19. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
Shepard's Citations
U.S. Law Week
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
20. S.Ct.
United States Code (U.S.C.)
key number system
indexes typically
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
21. Summarize judicial opinions
An annotation is
digests typically
slip opinion
stare decisis
22. State and federal
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
slip opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional article
most correct definition of star paging
23. Published by West
see generally
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
24. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
court decision
memorandum opinion
star paging
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
25. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
de novo
American Law Reports
parallel citation
United States Reports is cited as
26. 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
court decision
American Jurisprudence is a...
dissenting opinion
components of United States Code citation
27. U.S.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Reports is cited as
F.R.D. contains...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
28. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal dictionaries
legal encyclopedias
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
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.
29. Encyclopedia
de novo
separation of powers
American Jurisprudence is a...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
30. Federal Rules Decisions
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
31. Statutes at Large
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Federal session laws may be found in...
unofficial publication of law
32. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
memorandum opinion
official publication of law
annotations
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
33. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
correct citation of a Constitutional article
memorandum opinion
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
34. 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.
Statutes are published as session laws...
components of Statutes at Large citation
primary authority
correct citation of United States Code
35. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
These represent secondary authority
the signal infra
_____________ is an official publication
36. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
sequence of citations
Statutes are published as session laws...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
37. Restatement (of law)
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
precedent
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
38. Reported selectively
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
C.J.S uses...
39. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
rationale
40. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
court opinion
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
41. Explanation of the subject
Federal Rules of Evidence
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
42. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
restatements of law
43. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
These represent secondary authority
statement of facts
sequence of citations
U.S. Law Week
44. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
slip opinion
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
dicta
45. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
court opinion
These represent secondary authority
incorrect legal dictionary citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
46. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
correct Federal Register citation
National Reporter System
Federal rules and procedures are...
_____________ is an official publication
47. 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.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
de novo
dissenting opinion
secondary authority
48. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
de novo
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
indexes typically
49. What federal session laws are published in
slip opinion
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
parallel citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
50. A proposed legislative measure
bill
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
per curiam opinion
dissenting opinion
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