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A per curiam opinion is an anonymous opinion written “by the court.”

Dicta/Dictum is/are extra comments in an opinion that have no direct relationship to the facts of the case or to the decision reached by the court; Dicta/Dictum is not binding authority even though it appears in an opinion that is binding primary authority.

The “life cycle” of a case refers to its status as first being released as a slip opinion, then appearing in the advance sheets, then the bound volumes.

Private laws appear in the Statutes at Large, but they are not published after that.

A digest is

In the “Cross-References” annotation in a West Statutory code, you would expect to find other places in that particular statutory code where you will locate related topics.

The Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.) is the official reporter for the United States Supreme Court opinions.

Regardless of whether cases are in the form of a slip opinion, in the advance sheets, or in the bound volumes, they are always arranged by topic and key number.

Administrative Regulations and Administrative Decisions are the two types of administrative law.

The final decision that a trial court enters into its records is the Judgment or Final Decree.