| A. | Atlantic Reporter |
| A.2d | Atlantic Reporter, Second Series |
| A.B.A. | American Bar Association American Bar Association Wikipedia: American Bar Association |
| A.G. | Attorney General’s Opinions |
| A.L.R. | American Law Reports |
| A.L.R. 2d | American Law Reports, Second Series |
| A.L.R. 3d | American Law Reports, Third Series |
| A.L.R. 4th | American Law Reports, Fourth Series |
| A.L.R. 5th | American Law Reports, Fifth Series |
| A.L.R. 6th | American Law Reports, Sixth Series |
| A.L.R. Fed. | American Law Reports, Federal |
| A.L.R. Fed. 2d | American Law Reports, Federal, Second Series |
| Am.Jur. | American Jurisprudence |
| Am.Jur. 2d | American Jurisprudence, Second Series |
| BNA | Bureau of National Affairs |
| C. | California Reports |
| C.2d | California Reports, Second Series |
| C.3d | California Reports, Third Series |
| C.4th | California Reports, Fourth Series |
| C.C.A. | Circuit Court of Appeal, U.S. |
| C.C.H. | Commerce Clearing House |
| C.C.R. | California Code of Regulations |
| CEB | Continuing Education of the Bar (California) |
| C.F.R. | Code of Federal Regulation |
| C.J. | Corpus Juris |
| C.J.S. | Corpus Juris Secundum |
| C.L.I. | Current Law Index (Information Access) |
| Cal. | California Reports |
| Cal. 2d | California Reports, Second Series Justia: Cal. 2d Supreme Court of California Cases |
| Cal. 3d | California Reports, Third Series Justia: Cal. 3d Supreme Court of California Cases |
| Cal. 4th | California Reports, Fourth Series Justia: Cal. 4th Supreme Court of California Cases |
| Cal. Admin. Code | California Administrative Code |
| Cal. App. | California Appellate Reports |
| Cal. App. 2d | California Appellate Reports, Second Series Justia: Cal. App. 2d California Court of Appeal Cases |
| Cal. App. 3d | California Appellate Reports, Third Series Justia: Cal. App. 3d California Court of Appeal Cases |
| Cal. App. 4th | California Appellate Reports., Fourth Series Justia: Cal. App. 4th California Court of Appeal Cases |
| Cal. Code. Regs. | California Code of Regulations |
| Cal. Jur. | California Jurisprudence |
| Cal. Jur. 2d | California Jurisprudence, Second Series |
| Cal. Jur. 3d | California Jurisprudence, Third Series |
| Cal. Rptr. | California Reporter (West) |
| Cal. Rptr. 2d | California Reporter, Second Series (West) |
| Cal. Rptr. 3d | California Reporter, Third Series (West) |
| Cal. S.B.J. | California State Bar Journal |
| cert. | certiorari |
| cf. | confer Indicates the reader should compare a statement with that from the cited source. |
| Cir.Ct. | Circuit Court |
| Cl.Ct. | Claims Court or United States Claims Court Reporter |
| Cong. Rec. | Congressional Record |
| Ct.Cl. | Court of Claims or Court of Claims Reports |
| Cum. Bull. | Cumulative Bulletin (IRS) |
| D.A.R. | Daily Appellate Report (published with the Los Angeles Daily Journal) |
| D.C. | District Court; District of Columbia |
| Dec. Dig. | Decennial Digest |
| eff. | effective |
| et al. | et alii “and others” |
| et seq. | et sequens “and the following” |
| F. | Federal Reporter |
| F.2d | Federal Reporter, Second Series |
| F.3d | Federal Reporter, Third Series |
| F. App’x | Federal Appendix |
| F. R. | Federal Register |
| F.R.D. | Federal Rules Decisions |
| F. Supp. | Federal Supplement |
| F. Supp. 2d | Federal Supplement, Second Series |
| Fed. Cl. | Court of Federal Claims or Federal Claims Reporter |
| Fed. Reg. | Federal Register |
| Gen. Dig. | General Digest (West) |
| I.L.P. | Index to Legal Periodicals (H.W. Wilson) |
| I.R.C. | Internal Revenue Code, United States |
| ibid. | ibidem “in the same place (book, etc.)” |
| id. | idem “the same (man)” — used to avoid repeating the name of a male author (in citations, footnotes, bibliographies, etc.). When quoting a female author, use the corresponding feminine form, ead. (eadem), “the same (woman)”. |
| infra | |
| Juv. Ct. | Juvenile Court |
| L.A.D.J. | Los Angeles Daily Journal |
| L.Ed. | Lawyers’ Edition, U.S. Supreme Court Reports |
| L.Ed. 2d | Lawyers’ Edition, U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Second Series |
| L.R.I. | Legal Resource Index (Information Access) |
| L.S.A. | List of Sections Affected |
| Mun. Ct. | Municipal Court |
| N.E. | North Eastern Reporter |
| N.E. 2d | North Eastern Reporter, Second Series |
| N.W. | North Western Reporter |
| N.W. 2d | North Western Reporter, Second Series |
| P. | Pacific Reporter |
| P. 2d | Pacific Reporter, Second Series |
| P. 3d | Pacific Reporter, Third Series |
| P-H | Prentice-Hall |
| P.L. | Public Law |
| R.I.A. | Research Institute of America |
| Re | in the matter of, concerning |
| Rev. Proc. | Revenue Procedure (IRS) |
| Rev. Rul. | Revenue Ruling (IRS) |
| S. | Southern Reporter |
| S.2d. | Southern Reporter, Second Series |
| So. | Southern Reporter |
| So.2d | Southern Reporter, Second Series |
| S.E. | South Eastern Reporter |
| S.E.2d | South Eastern Reporter, Second Series |
| S.Ct. | Supreme Court Reporter (West) |
| Stat. | Statute, or U.S. Statutes at Large |
| Sup.Ct. | Supreme Court |
| Super.Ct. | Superior Court |
| supra | |
| S.W. | South Western Reporter |
| S.W.2d | South Western Reporter, Second Series |
| S.W.3d | South Western Reporter, Third Series |
| T.C. | Reports of the United States Tax Court |
| T.C. Memo | Tax Court Memorandum Decisions |
| U.S. | United States Reports The United States Reports are the official record of the rulings, orders, case tables, and other proceedings of the Supreme Court of the United States. Supreme Court of the United States: Opinions Wikipedia: United States Reports |
| U.S.C. | United States Code |
| U.S.C.A. | United States Code Annotated (West) |
| U.S.C.C.A.N. | U.S. Code Congressional & Administrative News (West) |
| U.S.C.S. | United States Code Service (LexisNexis) |
| U.S.L.W. | United States Law Week (BNA) |
| USTC | United States Tax Cases (CCH) |