Week 2

Question 1

series of volumes that contain the text of published cases

Answer 1

case reporters

Question 2

Official reporters are sanctioned by (1) or (2)

Answer 2

1. statute

2. court rule

Question 3

Most reporters only publish (1) court cases

Answer 3

1. appellate

Question 4

2 types of records that are not available to the public

Answer 4

1. juvenile court records

2. records ordered sealed by the judge

Question 5

freestanding paper pamphlets that supplement reporter sets and are eventually replaced by bound volumes

Answer 5

advance sheets

Question 6

6 things that may be contained in advance sheets

Answer 6

1. table of cases contained in the volume
2. table of statutes interpreted in the cases reported
3. subject index of cases reported
4. lists of presiding judges
5. revisions in local court rules
6. subsequent history tables (what has happened to the cases since volume)

Question 7

(1) are “finding tools” and are not cited.

Answer 7

Digests

Question 8

Digests include topics arranged (1) and subdivided into (2) that represent subtopics. Within these subtopics, abstracts of cases are arranged by (3).

Answer 8

1. alphabetically
2. key numbers
3. jurisdiction

Question 9

The (1) is used by the researcher to look up key words that describe the legal issues or factual elements of the questions being researched.

Answer 9

Descriptive Word Index

Question 10

Most print digests are kept up to date with annual (1) which provide the newest cases added to the Digest.

Answer 10

pocket parts

Question 11

Choose the digest most (1) to your research topic.

Answer 11

1. narrowly focused (jurisdiction-wise)

Question 12

The (1) is usually the best starting point to the digest.

Answer 12

Descriptive Word Index

Question 13

a case finding tool–publishes an annotation or review article discussing a topic along with the full text of a represetantive case. Discusses all sides of the issue.

Answer 13

American Law Reports (ALR)

Question 14

A quick way to determine the appellate structure and names of various courts is to consult Tables T1 and T7 of the (1).

Answer 14

Bluebook

Question 15

Section (1) of TMLL contains sources for various federal rules

Answer 15

10 (10)

Question 16

(1) and (2) often provide a framework for further research and may provide citations to key federal cases

Answer 16

1. Hornbooks

2. treatises

Question 17

(1), (2) and (3) can also be good starting points for research.

Answer 17

1. Law review articles
2. general encyclopedias (American Jurisprudence, Corpus Juris Secundum)
3. ALR, ALR Federal

Question 18

(1) is a critical step to take prior to beginning research of a federal question. Identify the (2).

Answer 18

1. Identifying jurisdiction

2. circuit

Question 19

(1) or (2) can be used for locating federal statutes.

Answer 19

1. United State Code Annotated

2. United States Code Service

Question 20

Knowing whether the approach your circuit is taking is consistent with (1) is an important part of the bigger picture; use (2) for this purpose.

Answer 20

1. national trends

2. ALR Federal

Question 21

(1) and (2) are good for ensuring that cases you are planning to cite are good law.

Answer 21

1. Shepard’s on Lexis

2. KeyCite on Westlaw

Question 22

Returning to (1) and (2) toward the end of the research process may be a good ending step; helps to put things into perspective.

Answer 22

1. treatises

2. law review articles

Question 23

Primary sources are (1) which come from the (2).

Answer 23

1. case law

2. judicial branch

Question 24

Case law is published by (1) depending on jurisdiction. Opinions are usually published if they regard a (2) or something in the (3). The decision whether to publish an opinion is made by a (4). For state court, the opinions must be (5)

Answer 24

1. judges
2. change in law
3. public interest
4. panel of judges for the court
5. appellate

Question 25

Federal trial-level opinions are published in (1). Federal Circuit Court opinions are published in (2). Supreme Court opinions are published in (3), (4) or (5).

Answer 25

1. Federal Supplement Reporters
2. Federal Reporters
3. US Reports (published by government, official)
4. Supreme Court Reporter (unofficial)
5. US Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (unofficial)

Question 26

The National Reporter system is broken into (1) regions and includes only (2). Arizona is in the (3). By contrast, the official place for Arizona appellate decisions is in the (4)

Answer 26

1. 7
2. state appellate decisions
3. Pacific Reporter
4. Arizona Reports

Question 27

4 separate places to find case law

Answer 27

1. Bankruptcy Reporters
2. Tax Reporters
3. Military Justice Reporters
4. Federal Rules Decisions (interpretations of rules/sanctions)

Question 28

Reporters are ordered (1). A volume has (2), and sometimes a book has (3). Each set of 999 volumes = a (4).

Answer 28

1. chronologically
2. pages
3. multiple volumes
4. series

Question 29

one judicial opinion, usually published on the court’s website as an addendum

Answer 29

slip opinion

Question 30

several judicial opinions, bound together to supplement a reporter

Answer 30

advance sheet