Search results for: “supreme court reporter”
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Lower Court
Lower Court Lower Courts in the United States Article III of the United States Constitution declares, in section 1, that the judicial power of the United States shall be invested in one Supreme Court and in “such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.” The Supreme Court has held…
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U.S. States Court Reports
State Court Reports The West National Reporter System organizes state court cases by region of the United States. See a list of U.S. States Court Reports with their abbreviations: Atlantic Reporter (A.; A.2d; A.3d) California Reporter (Cal. Rptr.; Cal. Rptr. 2d; Cal. Rptr. 3d) New York Supplement (N.Y.S.; N.Y.S.2d) North Eastern Reporter (N.E.; N.E.2d) North…
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Citation to Federal Unpublished Opinions in the Circuit Courts
In April 2006, proposed Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) 32.1 was adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The rule, which went into effect on December 1, 2006, prohibits Federal Circuit Courts from disallowing citation to federal unpublished opinions issued on or after January 1, 2007. FRAP 32.1 raises many open questions that will most…
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Legal citation and the Encyclopedia
Legal Citation and the Encyclopedia See How to Cite the Encyclopedia Citation A Citation may be defined as a reference that identifies a particular case, law review article, book, statute or other resource. For example, in the United States, the citation for John v. Smith may be 820 U.S. 999 (1985). The case appears, therefore,…
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International Law
International Law consists of the rules and principles of general application dealing with the conduct of States and of international organizations in their international relations with one another and with private individuals, minority groups and transnational companies. Legal Issues […]
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Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms
The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Details of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Author: Amy Hackney Blackwell Date of publishing: 2008 Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410, United States Contents of The Dictionary of Essential Legal Terms Abandon Abatable Nuisance Abate Abatement of a Legacy Abatement of Taxes Abdicate…
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North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On January 1, 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established a single trade zone. North American Free Trade Agreement Resources There is a great deal of research material available on this subject. The difficulty is not in […]
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North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On January 1, 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established a single trade zone. North American Free Trade Agreement Resources There is a great deal of research material available on this subject. The difficulty is not in […]
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Reference Work
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Civil Law System
Overview Civil law may be defined as that legal tradition which has its origin in Roman law, as codified in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian,[1] and as subsequently developed in Continental Europe and around the world. Civil law eventually divided into two streams: the codified Roman […]
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Attorney
Introduction to Attorney Attorney, in law, any person authorized by another to represent him or her. An agent who has been granted express authority to bind his or her principal is called an attorney in fact. Such authority is usually granted by a written instrument called a power of […]
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Attorney
Introduction to Attorney Attorney, in law, any person authorized by another to represent him or her. An agent who has been granted express authority to bind his or her principal is called an attorney in fact. Such authority is usually granted by a written instrument called a power of […]