BLR Question and answers 100% correct 2024/2025 BLR
1. The official reporter/public domain citation for state cases will identify: - correct answer the state from which the decision came.
the level of court.
There is no state reporter that contains a single F. - correct answer True
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1. The official reporter/public domain citation for state cases will identify: -
correct answer ✔the state from which the decision came.
the level of court.
There is no state reporter that contains a single F. - correct answer ✔True
The year in parentheses in a case citation is: - correct answer ✔the year the
case was decided
It is necessary to select a specific case law database on Westlaw and Lexis
before you can retrieve a case by citation. - correct answer ✔false
When retrieving a case, on Westlaw or Lexis, using the citation you need to
use spaces and punctuation in the citation. - correct answer ✔false
Federal trial courts are: - correct answer ✔District courts.
Federal appellate courts are: - correct answer ✔Circuit courts.
The state and federal court systems are intertwined and cases freely move
from one system to the other. - correct answer ✔False
Using Huskie Search, the university online catalog, you can:
identify print books available in the law library.
,determine if the book should be available.
identify and link to digital/ebooks.
be directed to electronic databases that contain the materials.
5. All of the above and more. - correct answer ✔All of the above and more
Trial court decisions are only ever persuasive to other courts and the
decisions only bind the parties involved in the dispute at hand. - correct
answer ✔True
When looking for a particular type of resource (e.g. Illinois cases, federal
statutes) it is best to run a search from the main Westlaw or Lexis screen and
then filter to the jurisdiction and content type. - correct answer ✔False
When you are looking for a particular title (often a secondary source): - correct
answer ✔type the title in the main search box and look at the suggestions
presented. If the title of interest is there hover your mouse over it and click on
the title.
After running a search in Westlaw or Lexis, the results list are accompanied
by filters. These filters let you:
narrow by date when applicable.
if in case law, narrow by judge.
search within the results list to narrow further.
narrow by jurisdiction, when applicable.
All of the above. - correct answer ✔All of the above.
A tool on Lexis and Westlaw to help save and organize materials is: - correct
answer ✔the folder feature.
, The titles and coverage of secondary sources on Westlaw and Lexis are the
same. - correct answer ✔False
Primary authority can be binding or persuasive. - correct answer ✔True
Which of the following types of secondary authority, if adopted by a court,
becomes a binding authority in that jurisdiction?
Treatises.
Restatements.
Legal Periodicals.
American Law Reports.
Legal Encyclopedias. - correct answer ✔Restatements
All common law is case law, but not all case law is common law. - correct
answer ✔True
Secondary sources provide an overview of an area of law and help the
researcher to further understand the topic. After the explanatory nature of the
secondary source, what is the next most useful feature.
They cover lots of topics.
They can be cited to the courts as authority.
They direct the researcher to primary authority through footnotes and in-text
citation.
None of the above. - correct answer ✔They direct the researcher to primary
authority through footnotes and in-text citation.
Secondary authority is only ever persuasive. - correct answer ✔True
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