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What are headnotes, where do they appear
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appear before text in every case in the national reporter system- headnote is a paragraph summary of a single point of law discussed in the case
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who makes headnotes
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West attorney-eduituors using different terms than traditional language
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how are headnotes organized
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topic and key number
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Different types of digests
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Federal, state and regional digests
special subject digests digests that cover specific periods of time |
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5 steps of National reporter system
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1. cases are printed in Natrional reportyer system
2. Each point of law is discussed in a case is summarized in a headnote 3. the point of law in each headnote is assigned a key number 4. Digests organize all headnotes(digest paragraphs ) by key number 5. the key number in a digest is used to find other relevant cases |
