Statute Annotations
Pull up a statute section and see every case that interpreted it: a one-sentence holding for each, with a quote from the opinion and a link to the full case. Written from the opinions themselves, updated continuously.
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Sections appear once at least 3 cases interpreting them have been written up. Coverage grows daily, most-used sections first.
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Most interpreted
The sections courts have interpreted most among those annotated so far.
42 U.S.C. § 1983
Civil action for deprivation of rights
28 U.S.C. § 1367
Supplemental jurisdiction
28 U.S.C. § 1331
Federal-question jurisdiction
11 U.S.C. § 362
Automatic stay
20 C.F.R. § 404.1527
Evaluating medical opinions
N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 3211
Motion to dismiss
28 U.S.C. § 1391
Venue generally
18 U.S.C. § 922
Unlawful acts involving firearms
20 C.F.R. § 404.1529
Evaluation of symptoms
20 C.F.R. § 404.1545
Residual functional capacity
28 U.S.C. § 157
Procedures for bankruptcy cases and proceedings
20 C.F.R. § 404.1520
Evaluation of disability in adults
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2953.08
Appeal of felony sentence
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1
Rules of Civil Procedure
8 C.F.R. § 1003.2
Board of Immigration Appeals motions to reopen or reconsider
11 U.S.C. § 522
Property exempt from estate
Ga. Code Ann. § 5-6-35
Appeals in certain cases
29 C.F.R. § 1630.2
Definitions under the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations
42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Definitions
Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001
Termination of the parent-child relationship
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2151.414
Permanent custody hearing
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2
Definitions
Ga. Code Ann. § 9-11-56
Summary judgment
N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 213
Actions to be commenced within six years
What this is
Annotated codes answer the question research always starts with: what have courts actually done with this statute? Commercial services sell that answer. This library gives it away: every note is written from the opinion itself, pairs its holding with a quote, and links the full case so you can verify in one click.
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