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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






2. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






3. The Federal Reporter






4. Infra

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5. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






6. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






7. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






8. Secondary authority






9. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






10. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






11. 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






12. 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.






13. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






14. 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






15. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






16. A proposed legislative measure






17. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






18. 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






19. Products of West Legal Studies






20. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






21. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






22. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






23. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






24. Reported selectively






25. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






26. The West key number system






27. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






28. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






29. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






30. 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






31. Presidential proclamations






32. Published by Lawyers Co-op






33. Explanation of the subject






34. 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'






35. 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






36. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






37. United States Reports






38. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






39. Precedent






40. A syllabus of the court






41. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






42. Compiled by topic






43. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






44. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






45. 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






46. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.






47. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






48. Primary authority






49. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies






50. What federal session laws are codified and published in