List of abbreviations

• Author: Winston, Andrew M.
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List of abbreviations∗

C.F.R. Code of Federal Regulations. The official compilation of rules of a permanent

and general nature promulgated by the departments and agencies of the

federal government. Contains 50 subject titles.

Cert. Certiorari. A discretionary writ issued by an appellate court directing a lower

court to deliver a case record for review, used by the U.S. Supreme Court to

select most of the cases it wishes to hear.

Ch.

Chapter. An early designation for public laws published in United States

Statutes at Large.

Cl. Clause

Comm. Committee

Cong. Congress

Dall. Dallas’ Reports. An early reporter of U.S. Supreme Court opinions and part of

United States Reports.

Dep’t Department

F.2d Federal Reporter Second. T

he second series of a private publication of

published decisions by the federal courts of appeals of the United States.

How. Howard’s Reports. An early reporter of U.S. Supreme Court opinions and part

of United States Reports.

H.R. House of Representatives

Id. Idem. Used to refer to the immediately preceding authority cited.

Int’l International

J. Justice, or Journal

L. Law

Pet. Peters’ Reports. An early reporter of U.S. Supreme Court opinions and part of

United States Reports.

§ Section

S. Senate

Serv. Service

Stat. United States Statutes at Large. The official chronological publication of laws

passed by Congress.

U.S. United States. Also, when used in citation, United States Reports, the official

publication of U.S. Supreme Court opinio ns and orders.

U.S.C. United States Code. The official compilation of federal statutes of a permanent

and general nature. Comprises 53 subject titles.

∗ Abbreviations are taken from The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th ed. 2015). The Bluebook is an

authoritative citation manual used in legal writing in the United States.