Research Guides: Legal Citation: Common Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Title	Description/Coverage
A. A.2d	Atlantic Reporter	Regional reporter containing cases from CT, DE, D.C., ME, MD, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT
Am. Jur. Am. Jur. 2d	American Jurisprudence	Legal encyclopedia that provides case citations and cross references to other resources
A.L.R. A.L.R.2d A.L.R.3d A.L.R.4th A.L.R.5th A.L.R.6th A.L.R. Fed.	American Law Reports	Article series that provides in-depth coverage of legal topics; provides case citations and cross references; printed in multiple series, including a Federal series
Cal. App. Cal. App. 2d Cal. App. 3d Cal. App. 4th	California Appellate Reports	Reporter containing cases from the CA Courts of Appeal
Cal. Code Regs. Or C.C.R.	California Code of Regulations	Official code of in-force California state agency rules and regulations
Cal. Jur. Cal. Jur. 2d Cal. Jur. 3d	California Jurisprudence	California specific legal encyclopedia that provides case citations and cross references to other resources
Cal. Cal. 2d Cal. 3d Cal. 4th	California Reports	Reporter containing cases from the CA Supreme Court
Cal. Rptr. Cal. Rptr. 2d Cal. Rptr. 3d	California Reporter	Reporter containing cases from CA Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal
C.F.R.	Code of Federal Regulations	Official code of in-force rules and regulations passed by federal agencies; arranged by agency and then by topic
C.J.S.	Corpus Juris Secundum	Legal encyclopedia that provides case citations; uses West key number system
F. F.2d F.3d	Federal Reporter	Reporter containing U.S. Court of Appeals cases
Fed. Appx.	Federal Appendix	Reporter containing U.S. Court of Appeals cases not selected for publication in the Federal Reporter; coverage begins in 2001
F.R.D.	Federal Rules Decisions	Reporter containing U.S. District Court cases construing the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
F. Supp. F. Supp. 2d	Federal Supplement	Reporter containing U.S. District Court cases
Fed. Reg.	Federal Register	Official daily publication providing rules, proposed rules and notices from federal agencies, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents
L. Ed. L. Ed. 2d	United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers Edition	Reporter containing U.S. Supreme Court cases; editors add headnote annotations
N.E. N.E.2d	North Eastern Reporter	Regional reporter containing cases from IL, IN, MA, NY, OH
N.W. N.W.2d	North Western Reporter	Regional reporter containing cases from IA, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI
N.Y.S. N.Y.S.2d	New York Supplement	Reporter containing cases from New York
P. P.2d P.3d	Pacific Reporter	Regional reporter containing cases from AK, AZ, CA, CO, HIO, ID, KS, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, UT, WA, WY
S. Ct.	West's Supreme Court Report	Reporter containing U.S. Supreme Court cases; uses West key numbers; editors add headnote annotations
S.E. S.E.2d	South Eastern Reporter	Regional reporter containing cases from GA, NC, SC, VA, WV
So. Or S. So. 2d or S.2d So. 3d or S.3d	Southern Reporter	The Bluebook citation manual abbreviation, followed by the ALWD Citation Manual abbreviation. Regional reporter containing cases from AL, FL, LA, MS
Stat.	Statutes at Large	Official session law publication containing laws passed by Congress
S.W. S.W.2d S.W.3d	South Western Reporter	Regional Reporter containing cases from AR, KY, MO, TN, TX
U.S.	United States Reports	Official reporter containing U.S. Supreme Court cases
U.S.C.	United States Code	Topical arrangement of laws passed by Congress
U.S.C.A.	United States Code Annotated	Annotated version of the U.S. Code; provides cross references to other resources; published by West
U.S.C.S.	United States Code Service	Annotated version of the U.S. Code; provides cross references to other resources; published by Lexis