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. LegislativeStatutes or Code
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

Legal Abbreviations

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
and Regulations of the State of New York
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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*STATE CASES in the NATIONAL REPORTER SYSTEM*




West's National Reporter System is a set of reporters that divides the 50 states and the District of Columbia into seven regions: Atlantic, North Eastern, North Western, Pacific, South Eastern, South Western, and Southern. The National Reporter System covers the appellate courts of all the states and the District of Columbia. The federal reporters published by West are also part of the National Reporter System.

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