CO Bar Legal Research 3

Question 1

An attorney needs the legislative history of a recent Colorado statute. Which source is most useful?

Accepted Answer

Audio recordings and journals of Colorado General Assembly committee hearings

Answer

The Code of Colorado Regulations

Answer

The Pacific Reporter

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Shepard's Citations

Question 2

Session laws enacted by the Colorado General Assembly are published chronologically in:

Accepted Answer

Session Laws of Colorado

Answer

Colorado Revised Statutes

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Colorado Register

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Colorado Lawyer

Question 3

A Colorado trial court is faced with conflicting decisions from two divisions of the Colorado Court of Appeals. What is true?

Accepted Answer

Neither division binds the other, so the trial court may follow the more persuasive decision

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The earlier decision automatically controls

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The later decision automatically controls

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The trial court must certify the question to the U.S. Supreme Court

Question 4

Which research tool organizes case law by topic using numbered subject classifications?

Accepted Answer

West Key Number System

Answer

Popular name table

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Parallel citation table

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Words and Phrases index

Question 5

When a Colorado statute and a Colorado Supreme Court common-law rule conflict on the same issue, which controls?

Accepted Answer

The statute, unless it is unconstitutional

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The common-law rule always controls

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The older authority controls

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The court rule controls

Question 6

A researcher wants proposed Colorado agency rules and rulemaking notices. The best source is:

Accepted Answer

The Colorado Register

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The Pacific Reporter

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The Colorado Court of Appeals docket

Answer

The Session Laws of Colorado

Question 7

Which of the following is the official free public source for Colorado appellate opinions?

Accepted Answer

The Colorado Judicial Branch website

Answer

Westlaw

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Lexis+

Answer

Bloomberg Law