Case reporters, statutory compilations, and law journal titles are often cited as abbreviations.
Commonly used legal abbreviations to case reporters and legislative material are listed in the table below.
B.R. | Bankruptcy Reporter |
C.F.R. | Code of Federal Regulations |
F., F.2d, F.3d | Federal Reporter, 2d & 3d Series |
F. Supp. F. Supp.2d |
Federal Supplement & 2d Series |
Fed. Cl. | Federal Claims Reporter |
FR, Fed. Reg. | Federal Register |
L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d | U.S. Supreme Court Reports Lawyer's Edition & 2d Series |
N.W., N.W.2d | North Western Reporter / North Western Reporter 2d Series |
P.L., Pub. L. No. | Public Laws; found in United States Statutes at Large |
S. Ct. | Supreme Court Reporter |
Stat. | United States Statutes at Large |
T.C. | United States Tax Court Reports |
T.C.M. | Tax Court Memorandum Decisions |
U.S. | United States Reports |
U.S.C. | United States Code |
U.S.C.A. | United States Code Annotated |
U.S.C.S. | United States Code Service |
U.S.T.C. | U.S. Tax Cases |
Wis., Wis.2d | Wisconsin Reports / Wisconsin Reports 2d Series |
Wis. Stat. | Wisconsin Statutes |
For abbreviations not included in the table above, please ask the reference librarian or consult these two resources:
Prince’s Bieber Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations, KF 246 .B5 (Reference and Reserve):
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, KF 245 .U56 (Reference and Reserve):
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