Most briefs are classified using a limited number of client/subject headings. These headings do not purport to provide comprehensive subject indexing to the briefs. Each brief is keyed to a limited number of headings (often only one), although the case may involve many different legal issues. Also, the heading or headings may be based on the source of the case -- that is, which government agency is involved, or which Division within the Department of Justice handled the case in the lower courts -- rather than on the subject matter of the case. In some cases -- such as those from the Department's Antitrust Division -- the source of a case will typically correlate closely with its subject matter. In other cases -- such as those involving one of the broad variety of agencies and programs represented by the Department's Civil Division -- a client/subject category based on source (such as Civil Division: General) will reveal considerably less about the type of legal issues the case involves. These classifications are for general reference only
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