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NALS Chapter 8_75499
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Advanced Sheets | Paper back pamphlets published weekly which reporter cases, including correct volume and page number. |
| Case Law | Law established by judcial decisions made in court cases. |
| Citators | A set of books used to verify legal and locate additional, more recent cases |
| Digest | A detailed index by subject on points of law covered by reported cases |
| Federal Register | Published daily, contains federal administrative rules and regulations. |
| Legal Encyclopedia | Books that states principals of law supported by footnote references to pertinent cases throughout the US. |
| Legal Texts | Books that cover specific areas of law, usually dealing with a single topic |
| Loose-leaf service | Loose leaf replacement provided by a publisher in area of the law were changes occur at a rapid rate |
| Mandatory legal authority | Primary legal authority that the court is required to follow |
| Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory | A publication of several volumes that contains names, addresses, specialties, and ratings of lawyers |
| Ordinance | A rule established; may be a muncipal statute of a city counsel regulating such matters of zonings, building, safety, matters of municipality, etc. |
| Persuasive Legal Authority | Case law and analysis from other jurisdictions that may shed light on a case in which mandatory legal authority is ambiguous or nonexistent. |
| Pocket Parts | Supplements to law books in pamphlet form which are inserted in a pocket inside the back cover of the books to keep them current |
| Primary Authority | Constitutions, codes, statutes, ordinance, and case law |
| Reporters | Books that contain published curt decisions |
| Restatement | A publication that explains the law in a particular field. |
| Secondary Authority | (1) Legal encyclopedias, treaties, legal text, law review articles, restatements, and essays. (2) Writings which set forth the opinion of the writer as to the law. |
| Supremacy Clause | The clause of the united states constitution establish that neither Congress nor any state legislature may en act laws that conflict with the U.S. Constitutions |
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