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1、Legal CitationsU.S. Supreme Court CasesPetitioner RespondentVolume #ReporterBeginning page # of case The U.S. Reporter is the preferred cite, but sometimes others are used instead. One is the Supreme Court Reporter. The format for this is:Teamsters v. U.S., 97 S. Ct. 1843 (1977). There is also a Law
2、yers Edition that is used:Teamsters v. U.S., 52, L. Ed.2nd 396.Teamsters v. U.S., 431 U.S. 324 (1977)Year of decision Teamsters v. U.S., 431 U.S. 324, 328 (1977)A second page number can be used to indicate the page location of a quote or specific point of lawLegal Citations (cont.) Legal Citations (
3、cont.)Glover v. Johnson, 75 F.3d 264 (6th Cir.1996) Federal Circuit Court of Appeals CasesAppellee Appellant Volume # ReporterBeginning pg. # of caseCircuit Court Year of decision The terms Appellee v. Appellant are used in the Court of Appeals. Therefore, it is possible that the order of the partie
4、s in the original case may be reversed. For instance, in a case that started as Johnson v. Glover may be reported as Glover v. Johnson in the in the Court of Appeals reporter. 1st - ME, MA, NH, PR, RI 2nd - NY, VT, CT 3rd - PA, NJ, DE, VI 4th - MD, NC, SC, VA, WV 5th - LA, TX, MS 6th - MI, OH, KY TN
5、 7th - IL, IN, WI8th - ND, SD, MN, NE, IA, MO AR 9th - CA, OR, WA, AZ, MT, ID, NV, AK, HI 10th - CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, WY 11th - AL, GA, FL DC - DC, Tax Court, fed admin agencies. Federal - Patent, Intl Trade, Claims Court and Veterans Appeals.Listing of Federal Circuit Court of Appeals From: F Federa
6、l Reporter (Cited as F.) - 1880-1924 Federal Reporter, 2d series. (Cited as F. 2d) - 1924-1993 Federal Reporter, 3d series. (Cited as F. 3d) 1993 +Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Reporters Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Map Legal Citations (cont.)Federal District Court CasesGlover v. Johnson, 478
7、 F. Supp. 1075 (E.D.Mich.1979) Petitioner RespondentVolume #ReporterBeginning pg. # of case District Court Year of decision Overall, there are 94 federal judicial districts, The number of districts vary within each State. Some states have only one district (e.g., Arizona, Colorado, Delaware), while
8、others have multiple districts (e.g., California, Florida, Texas). US Courts of Appeals and US District Courts Map See details of each Court of Appeals here Civil Rights Act of 1964, P.L. 88-353, 78 Stat. 241 1964).Popular Name Public Law # or Chapter # Volume #Title of bookPage # YearLegal Citation
9、s (cont.)Statutes - Session LawStat. = Abbreviation for Statutes at Large. Session laws are passed during a given legislative session and are published in the order of their passing. These are the most authoritative version of a law (e.g., the actual wording in the session law is controlling). Legal
10、 Citations (cont.)Statutes - CodeCivil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 1971 et seq. (1988). Popular Name Title # or Chapter #Title of bookSection # or Part # Year of compilationU.S.C. = Abbreviation for U. S. Code. The United States Code is the collection of laws of the United States arranged within 5
11、0 topic areas. The U.S. Code is published every six years, with supplements added annually. Means “add the following.” Used to include numbered lists, pages or sections after the first number is stated. 17 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)Citing Sections and SubsectionsA 3rd sublevel uses upper-case letters e.g., (B
12、). The fourth sublevel uses lower-case roman numerals e.g., VI). Each level of organization is contained within separate parentheses. For example: 42 U. S. C. 2000e-2(k)(1)(A)(i) Subsection uses lower-case letters Second sublevel of organization uses numbers Legal Citations (cont.)Regulations - As P
13、romulgated (put into action, to set forth)44 Fed. Reg. 29375 (May 18, 1979). Volume #Title of Book Fed. Reg. = Abbreviation for Federal Register. The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive
14、orders and other presidential documents. It is published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).Page # Date of publication Legal Citations (cont.)Regulations - As Codified42 C.F.R. 124.501 (1991). Title #Title of Book Section #Year of CompilationC.
15、 F. R. = Abbreviation for Code of Federal Regulations. The CFR is the collection of rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Title 29 covers rules related to labor. Each CFR volume is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a quarterly basis. See link
IntroductiontolegalcitationsandFederalCourtSystem法律引用和聯(lián)邦法院系統(tǒng)簡(jiǎn)介
