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1. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
de novo on record
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.

2. 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
slip law
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
court decision
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

3. 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
Statutes at Large is
West Publishing Company (West)
the signal infra
stare decisis

4. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
components of and A.L.R. citation
de novo
correct citation of United States Code
Federal session laws may be found in...

5. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
unofficial publication of law
headnote or syllabus
stare decisis
Federal Rules of Evidence

6. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
components of United States Code citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
incorrect United States Code citation
Shepard's Citations

7. American Digest System
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
memorandum opinion
the signal infra

8. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
opinion
Federal session laws may be found in...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

9. As session laws
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
separation of powers

10. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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11. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
legal dictionaries
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

12. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
slip opinion
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Federal session laws may be found in...

13. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Federal session laws may be found in...

14. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
Statutes at Large is
West Publishing Company (West)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article

15. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
American Jurisprudence is a...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
headnote or syllabus
Statutes at Large is

16. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
components of a standard case citation
substantive law
A.L.R. is filled with...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

17. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
correct A.L.R. citation
correct standard case citation
correct Federal Register citation

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
components of law review citation
components of a Federal Register citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
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

19. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

20. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
to update the status of a particular statute
majority opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

21. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
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.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
procedural law
the signal infra

22. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
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
slip opinion

23. 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)
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.
annotations
unofficial publication of law
American Jurisprudence is a...

24. S.Ct.
The record of a court case includes
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
precedent
correct citation of United States Code

25. Restatement (of law)
components of United States Code citation
TARP method
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
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

26. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
key number system
TARP method
slip law
opinion

27. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
C.J.S uses...
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
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

28. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
to update the status of a particular statute
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

29. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
These represent secondary authority
separation of powers

30. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
incorrect United States Code citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

31. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
majority opinion
U.S. Law Week
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

32. Federal Cases
legal dictionaries
incorrect case citation
slip law
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

33. 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 citation of United States Code
official publication of law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

34. Products of West Legal Studies
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

35. 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
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of a standard case citation
U.S. Reports contains
contra

36. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
cf.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

37. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
court opinion
substantive law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

38. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
see - e.g.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
parallel citation
components of United States Code citation

39. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
court opinion
Supreme Court Reporter
advance sheets

40. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
West Publishing Company (West)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
components of a Federal Register citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

41. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

42. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
United States District Courts case reporters
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

43. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
to update the status of a particular case
annotations
session laws

44. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
en banc
key number system
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

45. 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.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
National Reporter System
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.

46. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct standard case citation

47. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
contra
sequence of citations

48. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
statement of facts
star paging
caption
decision

49. A proposed legislative measure
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
TARP method
bill

50. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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