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1. Compiled chronologically






2. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).






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






4. The West key number system






5. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






6. At the close of each legislative term






7. 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






8. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area






9. A proposed legislative measure






10. The Federal Reporter






11. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






12. 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






13. Products of West Legal Studies






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






15. 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'






16. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






17. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






18. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






19. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).






20. Supra

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21. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






22. 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






23. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






24. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Shepard's Citations is used






30. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






31. Federal Rules Decisions






32. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






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






34. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. Presidential proclamations






39. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






40. Published by Lawyers Co-op






41. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






42. What federal session laws are codified and published in






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






44. Result or disposition of the case






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






46. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






47. F.Supp






48. Secondary authority






49. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






50. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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