LRW EXAM | 129 QUESTIONS | WITH
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS!!
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Definition
Slip laws- first laws to come out of case (from slip opinion)
Session laws
Codes/statutes
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stages of statute publication slip laws - public law number
, canons of construction session laws - statutes at large
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2 of 129
Term
ways to filter online search results
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Santa Fe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000).
Abbreviate words in case names as in Table T6 and T10. Do not use parallel cites.
Omit the court name, because the reporter clearly indicates it. If the case is not
yet in the U.S. Reports, cite to S. Ct., L. Ed. 2d, or U.S.L.W., in that order.
AND. OR, NOT, ( ), " ", /s, /p, !
Boolean searches, year, jurisdiction,
Natural language refers to the type of search you would do in Google: enter a
few relevant terms in any order. The online service's search algorithm takes
control and delivers results it determines to be most relevant. Sometimes
called Descriptive Term Searching, although technically Natural Language
Searching is a different process.
(good for starting your search)
Boolean narrows, looks for specific information
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Definition
· Laws created by agencies are called "regulations."
· Regulations usually must be authorized by a statute,
· However, they have the same legal force as statutes.
· Agencies are part of the executive branch of state and federal
government, and thus are tasked with the execution of the law
· Regulations =
executive EPA
regulations
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statutes v. regulations federal v. state law
constitutions precedent and stare decisis rules
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Definition
a brief, unsigned court opinion
· from the court as a whole
· decision is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges
in which the decision rendered is made by the court acting
collectively
· Not authored by a named judge
, · Happen 1) when the case is so routine or 2) the case is a
"hot potato" (don't want name on controversial issue)
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per curiam opinion Unified informed court
parallel citations red flag words
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Term
If you are litigating a state law question in the Dane County Circuit
Court, to which precedent cases would you look for binding
authority?
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U.S. Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Wisconsin Supreme court and
Court of Appeals Wisconsin court of appeals
European Union Court and United International Criminal Court and
Nations Tribunal World Trade Organization
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ACCURATE SOLUTIONS!!
1 of 129
Definition
Slip laws- first laws to come out of case (from slip opinion)
Session laws
Codes/statutes
Give this one a try later!
stages of statute publication slip laws - public law number
, canons of construction session laws - statutes at large
Don't know?
2 of 129
Term
ways to filter online search results
Give this one a try later!
Santa Fe Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Doe, 530 U.S. 290 (2000).
Abbreviate words in case names as in Table T6 and T10. Do not use parallel cites.
Omit the court name, because the reporter clearly indicates it. If the case is not
yet in the U.S. Reports, cite to S. Ct., L. Ed. 2d, or U.S.L.W., in that order.
AND. OR, NOT, ( ), " ", /s, /p, !
Boolean searches, year, jurisdiction,
Natural language refers to the type of search you would do in Google: enter a
few relevant terms in any order. The online service's search algorithm takes
control and delivers results it determines to be most relevant. Sometimes
called Descriptive Term Searching, although technically Natural Language
Searching is a different process.
(good for starting your search)
Boolean narrows, looks for specific information
Don't know?
, 3 of 129
Definition
· Laws created by agencies are called "regulations."
· Regulations usually must be authorized by a statute,
· However, they have the same legal force as statutes.
· Agencies are part of the executive branch of state and federal
government, and thus are tasked with the execution of the law
· Regulations =
executive EPA
regulations
Give this one a try later!
statutes v. regulations federal v. state law
constitutions precedent and stare decisis rules
Don't know?
4 of 129
Definition
a brief, unsigned court opinion
· from the court as a whole
· decision is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges
in which the decision rendered is made by the court acting
collectively
· Not authored by a named judge
, · Happen 1) when the case is so routine or 2) the case is a
"hot potato" (don't want name on controversial issue)
Give this one a try later!
per curiam opinion Unified informed court
parallel citations red flag words
Don't know?
5 of 129
Term
If you are litigating a state law question in the Dane County Circuit
Court, to which precedent cases would you look for binding
authority?
Give this one a try later!
U.S. Supreme Court and 9th Circuit Wisconsin Supreme court and
Court of Appeals Wisconsin court of appeals
European Union Court and United International Criminal Court and
Nations Tribunal World Trade Organization
Don't know?
