Appendix To Chapter 1

Question 1

What is the USC and how is it navigated?

Answer 1

The United States Code arranges all existing federal laws of a public and permanent nature by subject. Each of the 52 subjects is a given a title and a title number. Titles are subdivided by sections. Section may be notated as the weird s shit, sections may be two of the weird s shit.

Question 2

How are state codes organized?

Answer 2

State codes follow the USC pattern of arranging laws by subject. The state codes may be called codes, revisions, compilations, consolidations, general statutes, or statutes, depending on the state.

Question 3

How are Administrative Rules found?

Answer 3

They are intially published in the Federal Register, a daily publication of the U.S gov. Thry are later incorporated into the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R).

Question 4

What is an important resource to look at state court decisions?

Answer 4

The National Reporter System, published by Thomson Reuters. Most lawyers and libraries have these reporters because they report cases more quickly and are distributed more widely than the state-published reports. Some states have eliminated their reporting system altogether in favor of this.

Question 5

Where are trial court decisions unofficially reported by the U.S? Where are Circuit Court of Appeal opinions published? What anout bankruptcy law?

Answer 5

1. Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d, or F.Supp.3d)
2. Federal reporter (F.,F.2d, or F.3d)
3. Bankruptcy reporter (Bankr. or B.R

Question 6

In NYS, what is a justice and what is a judge?

Answer 6

A justice is the formal title given to judges of the Supreme Court. Meanwhile judge is for a judge in the Court if Appeals.