Legal Research Q&A: 401 Flashcards with Companion Looseleaf

Fun, portable, effective. A practical refresher tool and educational tool for librarians, lawyers, paralegals and legal researchers. Over 400 flashcards printed on heavy card stock with storage bag and companion looseleaf book. Three types of questions: true/false; multiple choice; and fill-in-the-blank. 

Sample questions:

TRUE/FALSE

Unpublished opinions may subsequently be designated for publication (true/false).

True. Court rules may provide procedures by which a party's attorney or pro se party may move for publication of an unpublished opinion. For example, North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure 30(e)(4) states: "Counsel of record ... may move for publication of an unpublished opinion, citing reasons based on Rule 30(e)(1)..."

The text of a single statute may appear in different titles of the statutory compilation (true/false).

True.

FILL-IN-THE-BLANK

Broadly speaking, what categories of legal authority are considered statutory?

Constitutions; legislation; treaties (federal); administrative rules (delegated legislation); court rules; interstate compacts.

How are attorney general opinions similar to judicial opinions?

Attorney general opinions apply the law to the facts to reach a decision and cite the supporting authority. 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Indexes, digests, annotations and citators are what type of authority:

  1. primary
  2. secondary
  3. they are not authority.

c. They are not authority; they are only finding tools.

Which number represents the closest percentage of unpublished opinions or orders within the United States Court of Appeals?

  1. 31 percent
  2. 50 percent
  3. 84 percent.

c. 84%. The 4th Circuit has the highest percentage of unpublished opinions (93 percent) while the 7th Circuit has the lowest number of unpublished opinions (59.8 percent).

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