|
Abbreviation |
Full Name |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
A. and A.2d |
Atlantic Reporter and Atlantic Reporter 2nd Series |
Regional reporter for appellate court opinions from multiple states. |
|
A.L.R. |
American Law Reports |
Compilation of articles analyzing points of law and legal cases. |
|
Am.Jur. 2d |
American Jurisprudence (encyclopedia) |
Comprehensive legal encyclopedia covering various topics. |
|
C.F.R. |
Code of Federal Regulations |
Arrangement of current federal regulations from executive agencies. |
|
C.J.S. |
Corpus Juris Secundum (legal encyclopedia) |
In-depth legal encyclopedia covering a wide range of legal topics. |
|
F., F.2d. and F.3d |
Federal Reporter, Federal Reporter 2nd Edition & 3rd Edition |
Reporter for federal appeals court opinions. Some circuit court opinions are unpublished. |
|
F. Supp. and F. Supp.2d |
Federal Supplement and Federal Supplement 2nd Series |
Reporter for published federal district court opinions. Many district court opinions are not published. |
|
L.Ed. and L.Ed.2d |
Lawyers' Edition |
Unofficial reporter for US Supreme Court cases. |
|
MD. and MD.App. |
Maryland Reports and Maryland Appellate Reports |
Reporter for Maryland appellate court opinions. |
|
MD Code Ann. |
Maryland Code Annotated |
Annotated version of the Maryland statutory code. |
|
COMAR |
Code of Maryland Regulations |
Compilation of Maryland state regulations. |
|
MD. Reg. |
Maryland Register |
Official publication for Maryland state administrative regulations. |
|
S.Ct. |
Supreme Court Reporter |
Unofficial reporter for US Supreme Court cases. |
|
U.S. |
United States Reports |
Official reporter for US Supreme Court cases. |
|
U.S.C. |
United States Code |
Official federal statutory code. |
|
U.S.C.A. and U.S.C.S. |
United States Code Annotated and United States Code Service |
Unofficial, annotated versions of the federal statutory code. |
Note: 2d indicates second series, 3d indicates third series. The series number is an essential part of the title.
For the most commonly used style guide to legal citations and for additional abbreviations, consult The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, 21st Edition.