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  • National Reporter System

    The National Reporter System, by West the West’s National Reporter System is a group of regional Court Reports or “reporters” that divides the 50 states and the District of Columbia into seven national regions: Atlantic, North Eastern, North Western, Pacific, South Eastern, South Western, and Southern. These regional Court Reports systems, together with West’s federal…

  • Briefs in Law

    Introduction Briefs are, in the United States, legal documents written by attorneys, used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail. A brief is, then, in the U.S., a legal document prepared by a party to the Court. It contains information on the…

  • 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,…

  • Common legal abbreviations

    Common legal abbreviations The abbreviations showed here are pluralized by adding the letter “sā€ inside the period. For abbreviations in citations in the United States, see Bluebook Rule 10.2.2. Do no use these abbreviations in this Wiki Encyclopedia. Word Abbreviation Academic ……………………………………….. Acad. Accountab[le, ility]………………………….. Acc. Acquisition …………………………………….. Acq. Adjudicat[e, ory] …………………………….. Adj. Advisor[y]………………………………………. Advis.…

  • Florida: Legislative Committees abbreviations

    Florida: Legislative Committees abbreviations Abbreviations: Past and Present Legislative Committees Abbreviations follow Rule 2.2 and Bluebook tables T.6, T.7, T.9, T.10, and T.11. Senate Committee Abbreviation Agriculture…………………………………………………..Agric. Agriculture and Consumer Services …………………………………………………Agric. & Consumer Servs. Appropriations ……………………………………………..Approp. Banking and Insurance …………………………………Banking & Ins. Budget …………………………………………………………Budget Children and Families…………………………………..Child. & Fams. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs…

  • Florida: Abbreviations for law journals

    Abbreviations for Law Journals published by law schools located in Florida The following is a list of abbreviations for Law Journals published by law schools located in Florida. Abbreviations follow Bluebook Rule 6.1(a) and table T.13. (Publications followed by an asterisk are either no longer in existence or have been renamed.) Journal Abbreviation Barry Law…

  • List of law keywords by competence in Google adwords

    List of law keywords by competence in Google adwords Include law and government keywords from United States. From the top to the bottom: power of Attorney form tactical gear lease agreement quit claim deed social security disability power of Attorney security jobs trademark search patent search social security benefits section 8 va benefits veterans administration…

  • List of top law keywords in Google by global searches

    List of top law keywords in Google by global searches This list include law and government searches in the United States lawyers unemployment immigration passports ngo patent citizenship legal laws school of law law school census battleship uscis tax calculator change of address inmate search job application tax forms inmate lookup masters degree food stamps…

  • References Citation

    U.S. Law Reviews & Journals As a general rule, you can use citation formats and abbreviations found in the Uniform System of Case Citation (Blue Book). To cite to law reviews or Law Journals , list the following six elements in order: 1.The authors’ name full as it appears in the article; 2.The title of…

  • American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide

    American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide, 1997 Toni M. Fine, Director of Graduate & International Programs, Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Publisher :LexisNexis This book provides an overview of American legal institutions and sources of law, and presents a guide to the…