The Federal Supplement (ISSN 1047-7306 is a case law reporter published by West Publishing in the United States that includes
select opinions of the United States district courts
since 1932, and is part of the National Reporter System.
Where are federal district court opinions reported?
“Published” Federal Appeals Court Decisions
Decisions issued by U.S. circuit courts of appeals (the intermediate level of appeal in the federal system) that are selected for publication (“published”) are published in
the Federal Reporter
.
What court opinions are reported in the Federal Reporter?
Supreme Court opinions
are the only federal opinions published in official case reporters. West is the major publisher of unofficial case reporters.
What is a federal court opinion?
The United States Courts Opinions (USCOURTS) collection is a project between the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC)
to provide public access to opinions from selected United States appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts
.
What court is F Supp?
Federal Supplement (F. Supp, F. Supp. 2d): Cases argued and determined in the United States District Courts,
United States Court of International Trade
, Special Court, Regional Rail Reorganization Act and rulings of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.
Are US District Court opinions binding?
Generally,
district court opinions are not binding on other district courts
or on courts of appeals.
What is the difference between the federal reporter and the Federal Supplement?
Although the Federal Supplement is
an unofficial reporter
and West is a private company that does not have a legal monopoly over the court opinions it publishes, it has so dominated the industry in the U.S. that legal professionals uniformly cite the Federal Supplement for included decisions.
Where can I find information on a federal case?
Federal case files are maintained electronically and are available
through the internet-based Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) service
. PACER allows anyone with an account to search and locate appellate, district, and bankruptcy court case and docket information. Register for a PACER account.
How do you know if an opinion is unpublished?
When you look at a case, generally
if there is a NOTICE segment
, that case is unpublished. If there is not a NOTICE segment and if there is also no hardcopy cite, it is unreported.
Where are federal district court cases published?
United States District Courts
Like the federal courts of appeals, cases from the federal district courts are not compiled in an official reporter. Instead, many cases from the district courts are published in
West's Federal Supplement
.
Do federal courts issue advisory opinions?
It states the opinion of a court upon a legal question submitted by a legislature, government official, or another court.
Federal courts cannot issue advisory opinions because of the Constitution's case-or-controversy requirement
.
How do you find Case opinions?
- Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: U.S. Judiciary. Links to collections of free court opinions. …
- United States Courts. The official website of the federal court system. …
- United States Courts Opinions. …
- Opinions – Supreme Court of the U.S. …
- United States Reports. …
- Google Scholar. …
- Justia. …
- CourtListener.
What is a federal reporter in law?
The Federal Reporter (ISSN 1048-3888) is
a case law reporter in the United States
that is published by West Publishing and a part of the National Reporter System. It begins with cases decided in 1880; pre-1880 cases were later retroactively compiled by West Publishing into a separate reporter, Federal Cases.
What does F 3d stand for?
| Reporter Abbreviation(s) Name of Reporter | F., F.2d, F.3d Federal Reporter (first, second, and third series) | F. Supp., F. Supp. 2d Federal Supplement (first and second series) | F.R.D. Federal Rules Decisions | L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition (first and second series) |
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Does F Supp have a space?
Include
a space between single capital letters and longer abbreviations
: F. Supp. Include a space between abbreviations containing two or more letters: Cal. App.
What does P 2d mean?
| Abbrev. Title | P. Pacific Reporter | P.2d. Pacific Reporter, 2d Series | P.3d Pacific Reporter, 3d Series | S. Ct. Supreme Court Reporter |
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