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Legal Citations

Legal Citations. U.S. Supreme Court Cases. Teamsters v. U.S., 431 U.S. 324 (1977). Volume #. Year of decision. Respondent. Reporter. Petitioner. Beginning page # of case.

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Legal Citations

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  1. Legal Citations U.S. Supreme Court Cases Teamsters v. U.S., 431 U.S. 324 (1977) Volume # Year of decision Respondent Reporter Petitioner Beginning 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 Lawyers Edition that is used: Teamsters v. U.S., 52, L. Ed.2nd 396.

  2. Legal Citations (cont.) 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 law

  3. Legal Citations (cont.) Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Cases Glover v. Johnson, 75 F.3d 264 (6th Cir.1996) Circuit Court Volume # Year of decision Appellant Beginning pg. # of case Appellee Reporter The terms Appellee v. Appellant are used in the Court of Appeals. Therefore, it is possible that the order of the parties 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.

  4. Listing of Federal Circuit Court of Appeals 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 7th - IL, IN, WI 8th - 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, Int'l Trade, Claims Court and Veterans' Appeals. From: Findlaw.com

  5. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Reporters • Federal 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 +

  6. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Map

  7. Legal Citations (cont.) Federal District Court Cases Glover v. Johnson, 478 F. Supp. 1075 (E.D.Mich.1979) District Court Respondent Reporter Year of decision Petitioner Volume # Beginning pg. # of case 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 others have multiple districts (e.g., California, Florida, Texas).

  8. US Courts of Appeals and US District Courts Map See details of each Court of Appeals here

  9. Legal Citations (cont.) Statutes --- Session Law Civil Rights Act of 1964, P.L. 88-353, 78 Stat. 241 1964). Page # Title of book Popular Name Year Volume # Public Law # or Chapter # Stat. = 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).

  10. Legal Citations (cont.) Statutes ---Code Means “add the following.” Used to include numbered lists, pages or sections after the first number is stated. Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §1971 et seq. (1988). Section # or Part # Title of book Popular Name Year of compilation Title # or Chapter # U.S.C. = Abbreviation for U. S. Code. The United States Code is the collection of laws of the United States arranged within 50 topic areas. The U.S. Code is published every six years, with supplements added annually.

  11. Citing Sections and Subsections 17 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1) Second sublevel of organization uses numbers Subsection uses lower-case letters A 3rd sublevel uses upper-case letters [e.g., (B)]. 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)

  12. Legal Citations (cont.) Regulations --- As Promulgated (put into action, to set forth) 44 Fed. Reg. 29375 (May 18, 1979). Date of publication Page # Title of Book Volume # 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 orders and other presidential documents. It is published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

  13. Legal Citations (cont.) Regulations --- As Codified 42 C.F.R. §124.501 (1991). Section # Title of Book Year of Compilation Title # C. 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

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