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SOURCES OF "THE LAW" |
| FEDERAL | NEW YORK | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
U.S. Constitution (in USCA, USCS) | New York Constitution (in McKinney's) | creates structure of government |
| A. Legislative | Statutes or Code | |
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Public Law (Stat) United States Code (also USCA, USCS) |
Chapter Law McKinney's Session Laws, CLS |
session law enacted by legislature, organized chronolgically subject compilation of enacted legislation |
| B. Executive (Administrative) | Regulations | |
| Federal Register Code of Federal Regulations |
New York State Register Official Compilation of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (NYCRR) |
chronological publication of the regulations subject compilation of regulations |
| C. Judicial | Cases | |
| U.S. Supreme Court (U.S., SCt., LEd2d) Courts of Appeals (2nd Circuit for N.Y.) (F3d) Federal District Courts (FSupp.3d) |
Court of Appeals (N.Y.2d, NYS2d) Appellate Division (A.D.2d, NYS2d) Supreme Court (Misc2d, NYS2d) |
highest court appellate court trial court |
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A2d, A = Atlantic Reporter* AD2d, AD = Appellate Division Reports Cal Rptr3d,Cal Rptr2d,Cal Rptr = California Reporter CFR=Code of Federal Regulations CLS = Consolidated Laws Service F3d, F2d, F. = Federal Reporter FSupp3d, FSupp2d, FSupp = Federal Supplement LEd2d, LEd=Laywers' Edition SupremeCourt Reports Misc2d, Misc. = Miscellaneous Reports |
NE2d, NE = Northeastern Reporter* NW2d, NW = Northwestern Reporter* NY2d, NY = New York Reports NYCRR=Official Compilation of the Codes, Rules NYS2d, NYS = New York Supplement P3d, P2d, P = Pacific Reporter* PL=Public Law SCt=Supreme Court Reporter |
SE2d, SE = Southeastern Reporter* So2d, So = Southern Reporter* Stat=United States Statutes at Large SW3d, SW2d, SW = Southwestern Reporter* U.S. = United States Reports USC = United States Code USCA = United States Code Annotated USCS = United States Code Service |
* - Regional Reporter - see other side for coverage |
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