Federal Cases
Encyclopedia
Federal Cases, circuit and district courts, 1789–1880 was a law report of cases decided by the United States
district
and circuit court
s between 1789 and 1880. In court citation
it is abbreviated F.Cas. It was superseded by Federal Reporter
and Federal Supplement
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
district
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
and circuit court
United States circuit court
The United States circuit courts were the original intermediate level courts of the United States federal court system. They were established by the Judiciary Act of 1789. They had trial court jurisdiction over civil suits of diversity jurisdiction and major federal crimes. They also had appellate...
s between 1789 and 1880. In court citation
Legal citation
Legal citation is the practice of crediting and referring to authoritative documents and sources. The most common sources of authority cited are court decisions , statutes, regulations, government documents, treaties, and scholarly writing....
it is abbreviated F.Cas. It was superseded by Federal Reporter
Federal Reporter
The Federal Reporter is a case law reporter in the United States that is published by West Publishing. It begins with cases decided in 1880. It was preceded by Federal Cases...
and Federal Supplement
Federal Supplement
The Federal Supplement is a case law reporter published by West Publishing in the United States that includes select opinions of the United States district courts. Though West is a private company that does not have a legal monopoly over the court opinions it publishes, it has so dominated the...
.