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1. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
de novo on record
correct Federal Register citation
slip opinion
dicta
2. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
de novo on record
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
unofficial publication of law
3. 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
de novo
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
4. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
sequence of citations
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
5. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
holding
incorrect case citation
6. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
incorrect citation of a law review article
The record of a court case includes
parallel citation
United States Reports is cited as
7. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
statement of facts
common law
indexes typically
8. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
official publication of law
United States District Courts case reporters
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct Federal Register citation
9. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
majority opinion
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
An unofficial publication is any publication
dicta
10. 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
annotations
headnote or syllabus
Supreme Court Reporter
codified
11. Legal encyclopedia published by West
see generally
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
12. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
dissenting opinion
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
legal encyclopedias
13. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
majority opinion
correct law review citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
14. 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
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
the signal infra
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct legal encyclopedia citation
15. Result or disposition of the case
decision
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.
separation of powers
correct Federal Register citation
16. Federal Cases
components of a Federal Register citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Code is
17. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
contra
correct law review citation
codified
18. Explanation of the subject
These represent secondary authority
United States Reports is cited as
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
19. 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
holding
Federal rules and procedures are...
substantive law
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
20. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
slip opinion
21. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
incorrect case citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
National Reporter System
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
22. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
An unofficial publication is any publication
23. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
dissenting opinion
United States Code (U.S.C.)
24. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
procedural law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
25. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
U.S. Law Week
Shepard's Citations
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
26. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
American Jurisprudence is a...
statement of facts
see - e.g.
primary authority
27. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
procedural law
star paging
stare decisis
correct legal encyclopedia citation
28. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
stare decisis
holding
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
29. F.Supp
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
session laws
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
30. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
dicta
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
court decision
31. United States Reports
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct law review citation
National Reporter System
32. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
33. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
slip opinion
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
34. Reported selectively
codified
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
indexes typically
35. 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.
correct Federal Register citation
codified
de novo
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
36. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
components of United States Code citation
substantive law
37. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Federal session laws may be found in...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
38. American Digest System
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
A.L.R. is filled with...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
39. 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
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
components of law review citation
40. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
de novo
codified
An annotation is
West Publishing Company (West)
41. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
contra
dicta
separation of powers
42. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
An unofficial publication is any publication
43. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
44. Statutes at Large
components of a standard case citation
_____________ is an official publication
American Jurisprudence is a...
Federal session laws may be found in...
45. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
separation of powers
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
common law
46. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
dicta
court opinion
United States Reports is cited as
47. A syllabus of the court
rationale
United States Code (U.S.C.)
U.S. Reports contains
components of and A.L.R. citation
48. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found
components of United States Code citation
codified
incorrect citation of a law review article
dissenting opinion
49. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
annotations
correct law review citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
50. Shepard's Citators
unofficial publication of law
correct standard case citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
C.J.S uses...