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1. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






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






3. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






4. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws






5. United States Reports






6. Legal encyclopedia published by West






7. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






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






9. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






10. Decennial Digest






11. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions






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






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






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






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






16. Summarized statute topics






17. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






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






19. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






20. Seven






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






22. 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






23. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






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

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25. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition






26. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






27. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






28. Shepard's Citations is used






29. Statutory law






30. 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'






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






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






33. Shepard's Citators






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






35. As session laws






36. Result or disposition of the case






37. A proposed legislative measure






38. What federal session laws are codified and published in






39. Statutory law






40. Typical case reporter






41. Compiled chronologically






42. Summarize judicial opinions






43. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






44. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court






45. A syllabus of the court






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






47. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






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






49. 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






50. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House