What does the abbreviation F.2d stand for?

What does the abbreviation F.2d stand for?

• A. Federal Reporter, 2nd Series
• B. Federal Reporter, 1st Series
• C. South Western Reporter, 2nd Series
• D. United States Reports, 2nd Series

Answer: (A)

In legal citations, F.2d identifies the Federal Reporter, Second Series. The Federal Reporter is a West Publishing set that compiles opinions from the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the “2d” (second) tells you you’re looking at the second series of that reporter, published after the first. This distinguishes it from other reporters like the South Western Reporter (S.W.2d) or the official United States Reports of the Supreme Court. So a citation that ends with F.2d means the opinion appears in the Federal Reporter, Second Series—e.g., a citation like Smith v. Jones, 123 F.2d 456 indicates a decision in the Federal Reporter, Second Series.

In legal citations, F.2d identifies the Federal Reporter, Second Series. The Federal Reporter is a West Publishing set that compiles opinions from the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the “2d” (second) tells you you’re looking at the second series of that reporter, published after the first. This distinguishes it from other reporters like the South Western Reporter (S.W.2d) or the official United States Reports of the Supreme Court. So a citation that ends with F.2d means the opinion appears in the Federal Reporter, Second Series—e.g., a citation like Smith v. Jones, 123 F.2d 456 indicates a decision in the Federal Reporter, Second Series.