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If a case is remanded, that means the appellate court ruled the case should be sent back to the lower court and the lower court should take action consistent with the appellate court’s ruling, e.g. the trial court should hear evidence that was improperly excluded in the original trial.

The United States Court of Appeals are also known as Circuit Courts.

Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated have been nicknamed “The Black Statutes” and are published by the State of Texas Printing Office as the official source of Texas Statutory law.

Reporters contain case law or judge-made law, the common law.

In the “Library References” annotation in a West Statutory code, you would expect to find case summaries that interpret the statute.

You should use ___________________ if you were looking for a case from the Eastern District of Texas, i.e. a federal case that originated in Texas.

The purpose of the trial court is to determine the facts and make the original application of the law.

Words and Phrases is a multi-volume dictionary published by West Publishing Company.

In the “Historical Note” annotation in a West statutory code, you would expect to find amendments, revisions, etc. to the statute and legislative history.

__________ is law made by a local governmental body, such as a city council or county commissioners court.