Order of Authorities within Signals (BB R. 1.4) Authorities within each signal are separated by semicolons. If an authority is more helpful or authoritative than another within the same signal, it should be cited first. Otherwise, the following order should be followed: Constitutions Federal State Foreign Statutes and Rules Statute in U.S.C. by title number Federal statutes in but not in the U.S.C. Federal Rules of Evidence & Procedure Repealed Federal Statutes State Statutes State Rules of Evidence & Procedure Foreign Statutes Treaties Treaties & other international agreements are cited in reverse chronological order. Cases Explanation: are arranged within a signal according to the courts issuing the cited opinions. Subsequent and prior history is irrelevant to the order of citation. Cases decided by the same court are arranged in reverse chronological order. For this purpose, the numbered U.S. courts of appeals are treated as one court and all federal district courts are treated as one court. Supreme Court Courts of appeals, bankruptcy appellate panels, Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit District courts, bankruptcy courts Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court, Court of Claims, Tax Court, Board of Tax Appeals Administrative agencies courts (alphabetically by state and then by rank within each state)
Order of Authorities within Signals (BB R. 1.4) Authorities within each signal are separated by semicolons. If an authority is more helpful or authoritative than another within the same signal, it should be cited first. Otherwise, the following order should be followed: Constitutions Federal State Foreign Statutes and Rules Statute in U.S.C. by title number Federal statutes in but not in the U.S.C. Federal Rules of Evidence & Procedure Repealed Federal Statutes State Statutes State Rules of Evidence & Procedure Foreign Statutes Treaties Treaties & other international agreements are cited in reverse chronological order. Cases Explanation: are arranged within a signal according to the courts issuing the cited opinions. Subsequent and prior history is irrelevant to the order of citation. Cases decided by the same court are arranged in reverse chronological order. For this purpose, the numbered U.S. courts of appeals are treated as one court and all federal district courts are treated as one court. Supreme Court Courts of appeals, bankruptcy appellate panels, Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit District courts, bankruptcy courts Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court, Court of Claims, Tax Court, Board of Tax Appeals Administrative agencies courts (alphabetically by state and then by rank within each state)