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.[1] It begins with cases decided in 1880; pre-1880 cases were later retroactively compiled by West Publishing into a separate reporter, Federal Cases. The fourth and current Federal Reporter series publishes decisions of the United States courts of appeals and the United States Court of Federal Claims; prior series had varying scopes that covered decisions of other federal courts as well. Though the Federal Reporter 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 United States that legal professionals, including judges, uniformly cite to the Federal Reporter for included decisions.[2] Approximately 30 new volumes are published each year.[1]
The Federal Reporter has always published decisions only from federal courts lower than the Supreme Court of the United States, but not the Supreme Court itself. Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court are published in one official reporter and two unofficial reporters, which are, respectively, the United States Reports, Supreme Court Reports (a National Reporter System member published by West), and the United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition.
Beginning in 1932, West stopped publishing federal district court cases in the Federal Reporter and began to publish them in a separate reporter, the Federal Supplement.[1]
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The Federal Reporter organizes court opinions within each volume by the date of the decision, and includes the full official text of the court's opinion. West editors add headnotes that summarize key principles of law in the cases, and Key Numbers that classify the decisions by topic within the West American Digest System.
Only decisions designated by the courts as "for publication—those with full precedential value for which citation in court filings is permissible—are included in the Federal Reporter. "Unpublished" decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals may be found in the Federal Appendix, also published by West. New opinions are first issued by West in weekly pamphlets called "Advance Sheets", to be eventually supplanted by the final hardbound, successively numbered volumes. Three series of Federal Reporter have been published to date, with the fourth series started in June 2021.
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The Federal Reporter, including its supplementary material, is also available at websites including OpenJurist.org, on CD-ROM compilations, and on West's online legal database, Westlaw. Because individual court cases are identified by case citations that consist of printed page and volume numbers, the electronic text of the opinions incorporates the page numbers of the printed volumes with "star pagination" formatting—the numbers are boldfaced within brackets and with asterisks prepended (i.e., [*4]) to stand out from the rest of the text.
Though West has copyright over its original headnotes and keynotes, the opinions themselves are public domain and accordingly may be found in other sources, chiefly Lexis, Westlaw's primary competitor. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has also ruled that Lexis can copy the page numbers from the Federal Reporter to allow for proper citation without violating West's copyright.[6]
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^ abcOlson, Kent C. (1999). Legal Information How to Find It, How to Use it. Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press. p. 185. ISBN9780897749633.
^Barkan, Steven M.; Bintliff, Barbara A.; Whisner, Mary (2015). Fundamentals of Legal Research (10th ed.). St. Paul: Foundation Press. p. 68. ISBN9781609300562.
^This court was redesignated as the United States Court of Federal Claims in 1993.
^United States district court opinions after 1932 are covered in the Federal Supplement, also published by West.
^See Matthew Bender & Co. v. West Publ. Co., 158 F.3d 693 (2d Cir. 1999).
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February 15, 2024
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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 1 It begins with cases decided in 1880 pre 1880 cases were later retroactively compiled by West Publishing into a separate reporter Federal Cases The fourth and current Federal Reporter series publishes decisions of the United States courts of appeals and the United States Court of Federal Claims prior series had varying scopes that covered decisions of other federal courts as well Though the Federal Reporter 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 United States that legal professionals including judges uniformly cite to the Federal Reporter for included decisions 2 Approximately 30 new volumes are published each year 1 Federal Reporter Third Series Contents 1 Distinctions 2 Features and print format 3 Series 3 1 Federal Reporter 3 2 Federal Reporter Second Series 3 3 Federal Reporter Third Series 3 4 Federal Reporter Fourth Series 4 Electronic sources 5 Notes 6 External linksDistinctions editThe Federal Reporter has always published decisions only from federal courts lower than the Supreme Court of the United States but not the Supreme Court itself Decisions of the U S Supreme Court are published in one official reporter and two unofficial reporters which are respectively the United States Reports Supreme Court Reports a National Reporter System member published by West and the United States Supreme Court Reports Lawyers Edition Beginning in 1932 West stopped publishing federal district court cases in the Federal Reporter and began to publish them in a separate reporter the Federal Supplement 1 Features and print format editThe Federal Reporter organizes court opinions within each volume by the date of the decision and includes the full official text of the court s opinion West editors add headnotes that summarize key principles of law in the cases and Key Numbers that classify the decisions by topic within the West American Digest System Only decisions designated by the courts as for publication those with full precedential value for which citation in court filings is permissible are included in the Federal Reporter Unpublished decisions of the U S Courts of Appeals may be found in the Federal Appendix also published by West New opinions are first issued by West in weekly pamphlets called Advance Sheets to be eventually supplanted by the final hardbound successively numbered volumes Three series of Federal Reporter have been published to date with the fourth series started in June 2021 Series editFederal Reporter edit Citation F Published 1880 1924Volumes 300Courts covered Commerce Court of the United States 1911 1913 abolished Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia established in 1893 Court of Claims United States circuit courts abolished in 1912 United States courts of appeals established in 1891 United States district courtsFederal Reporter Second Series edit Citation F 2dPublished 1924 1993Volumes 999Courts covered Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia until 1932 Court of Claims abolished in 1982 United States Claims Court 3 established in 1982 United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 1929 1982 4 United States courts of appeals United States district courts until 1932 5 United States Emergency Court of Appeals 1942 1961 Opinions List of opinions from the Federal Reporter Second Series on WikisourceFederal Reporter Third Series edit Citation F 3dPublished 1993 2021Volumes 999Courts covered United States Court of Federal Claims United States courts of appealsOpinions List of opinions from the Federal Reporter Third Series on WikisourceFederal Reporter Fourth Series edit Citation F 4thPublished 2021 presentCourts covered United States Court of Federal Claims United States courts of appealsElectronic sources edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Federal Reporter The Federal Reporter including its supplementary material is also available at websites including OpenJurist org on CD ROM compilations and on West s online legal database Westlaw Because individual court cases are identified by case citations that consist of printed page and volume numbers the electronic text of the opinions incorporates the page numbers of the printed volumes with star pagination formatting the numbers are boldfaced within brackets and with asterisks prepended i e 4 to stand out from the rest of the text Though West has copyright over its original headnotes and keynotes the opinions themselves are public domain and accordingly may be found in other sources chiefly Lexis Westlaw s primary competitor The U S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has also ruled that Lexis can copy the page numbers from the Federal Reporter to allow for proper citation without violating West s copyright 6 Notes edit a b c Olson Kent C 1999 Legal Information How to Find It How to Use it Phoenix Arizona Oryx Press p 185 ISBN 9780897749633 Barkan Steven M Bintliff Barbara A Whisner Mary 2015 Fundamentals of Legal Research 10th ed St Paul Foundation Press p 68 ISBN 9781609300562 This court was redesignated as the United States Court of Federal Claims in 1993 The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals was subsequently merged into the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit United States district court opinions after 1932 are covered in the Federal Supplement also published by West See Matthew Bender amp Co v West Publ Co 158 F 3d 693 2d Cir 1999 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Reporter amp oldid 1178844906 Federal Reporter 2C Third Series, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
