In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal authorities upon. These regional reporters contain appellate case law from all 50 states plus the district of columbia. Upon request, auxiliary aids and services are available to individuals with disabilities. West also publishes the california reporter and the new york supplement, which contain appellate case law from california and new york. State court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. The examination score is reported as a scaled score on a scale of 0100, but it should not be interpreted as the percentage or number of. West publishes seven 7 regional reporters as part of the national reporter system. Case name abbreviations table 6 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. Regional reporters state courts and reporters bluebook abbreviations kitchen sink.
Bt2 jurisdictionspecific citation rules and style guides. The blue book was updated to address epas effluent limitation guidelines published in december, 2009, advancements in technology and issues that had been identified by stakeholders that use the document. This list includes only the abbreviations for the states supreme court. Maine s blue laws young mainers may not remember the state s blue laws that kept large department stores closed on sundays. Individual states have taken this concept and expanded it to include a wealth of information about state officials and resources as well as statistical and historical profiles. Maine is the 12th smallest by area, the 9th least populous, and the th least densely populated of the 50 u. That said this book is an excellent resource to that end. Since then, the use of the term has been expanded to differentiate between states being perceived as liberal and those perceived as conservative. School of government legal citation and style guide. Uniform maine citations, 2017 university of maine school of law. Below is a list of state supreme court and court of appeals abbreviations. Years in parentheses are the year of adoption by the state s legislature. It has two moderate republican senators, one of whom identifies as an independent but was formerly a republican and these days, caucuses with the democrats. These tables give the various abbreviations for the u.
Like federal statutes, state statutes may be published in both an official code and an unofficial code, and the bluebook requires you to cite to the official code, if possible rule 12. The passing score of an examination was set by the maine real estate commission in conjunction with pearson vue after a comprehensive study. Connecticut delaware maine maryland new hampshire new jersey pennsylvania rhode island vermont district of columbia. The abbreviations for the court and state are not included in the parenthetical due to rule 10. Maine was the last new england state to repeal the lawsstarting in 1983, when stores were allowed to open sundays between thanksgiving and christmas, and ending in 1990, when the laws were abolished by referendum. Coins for sale for 50 states and territories type quarters items. Normally, the abbreviation for state intermediate appellate courts is x ct. The term dates back to the 15th century, when large blue velvetcovered books were used for recordkeeping by the parliament of the united kingdom.
State of maine revised 1218 state of maine acronyms, abbreviations, and definitions list january 2017. This book is brought to you for free and open access by the law school publications at university of maine school. Coin value price chart for 50 states and territories quarters 25c. For non north carolina cases especially, its a good idea to verify that an author has used the correct abbreviation. D isability information is not required to receive services from the maine department of labor mdol. United states is the only federal court to officially report its cases. Supreme court abbreviations bluebook quick reference. The abbreviation for the state reporter nebraska court of appeals reports in which their opinions are printed is. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique system of citation in their writing. Maine state information symbols, capital, constitution. University of maine school of law university of maine. Federal courts legal abbreviations libguides at creighton. The revised version was approved in summer of 2009 and provides updates relevant to building construction today.
If you prefer to search by state supreme court or court of appeals exclusively, click on the links in the left hand navigation bar for. Jurisdictional abbreviations are found in bluebook table 1. A farmer and seaman represents the work that people did in early times. In this post, we will summarize all of the ap stylebook state abbreviations rules. Deciding court, jurisdiction date of decision united states v. Local rules for the united states court of appeals for the first circuit. There are quite a few rules in the ap stylebook for state names and ap style state abbreviations. Office of the revisor of statutes 7 state house station state house room 108 augusta, maine 043330007 data for this page extracted on 101 00. Uniform maine citations university of maine school of law. State statutes bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. If a state s name is standing alone or in conjunction with a city or town in your text, spell out the entire state s name.
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As noted above, the court is omitted if it is the highest court in the state. The most popular abbreviation for state of maine is. This book s purpose to help you pass the maine real estate law exam to become a real estate agent, or in my case get a reciprocal license from the state of maine. The blue book agc maine and other partners in industry worked together to develop the procedural guides to maines building indutry aka. How much 50 states and territories quarters are worth. Home state blue books and encyclopedias libguides at. A draft of the updated blue book was public noticed on february 24, 2016 for 30 days with 22 sets of comments received.
Is maine red or blue in the 2016 presidential election. Bluebook table 1 all of the information you need to properly abbreviate state courts and state court reporters is in table 1 of the bluebook. This page provides bluebook a uniform system of citation, 19th ed. Maine real estate license and exam info prep agent. The webs largest and most authoritative acronyms and abbreviations resource. Find out what is the most common shorthand of maine on abbreviations. There is a bankruptcy court for every united states district court. Uniform maine citations law school publications fall 952017 uniform maine citations, 2017 2018 edition superseded. The abbreviation for a bankruptcy court is the same as for the district court with bankr. Welcome to the state and local documents task force sldtf guide for state blue books and state encyclopedias. Since the 2000 united states presidential election, red states and blue states have referred to states of the united states whose voters predominantly choose either the republican party red or democratic party blue presidential candidates. Table 10 is a list of abbreviations for geographical locations.
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