Case Law
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State Cases
Search for state cases using any of the following resources:
- WestlawIncludes PDFs of decisions from regional reporters.
- Lexis
- Bloomberg Law
- Fastcase Premium
- Google Scholar
State court cases are published in regional reporters, which are organized into sets that cover opinions from a select group of states. The following regional reporters contain state opinions:
- Atlantic Reporter (A., A.2d, A.3d)Contains appellate level opinions from the following states: CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT.
- North Eastern Reporter (N.E., N.E.2d, N.E.3d)Contains appellate level opinions from the following states: IL, IN, MA, NY, OH.
- North Western Reporter (N.W., N.W.2d)Contains appellate level opinions from the following states: IA, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI.
- Pacific Reporter (P., P.2d, P.3d)Contains appellate level opinions from the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, UT, WA, WY.
- South Eastern Reporter (S.E., S.E.2d)Contains appellate level opinions from the following states: GA, NC, SC, VA, WV.
- Southern Reporter (So., So. 2d, So. 3d)Contains appellate level opinions from the following states: AL, FL, LA, MS.
- South Western Reporter (S.W., S.W.2d, S.W.3d)Contains appellate level opinions from the following states: AR, KY, MO, TN, TX.
The following digests can be used to find state and D.C. court opinions:
- West's Atlantic Digest 2dIndexes published opinions from appellate court from the following states: CT, DE, DC, ME, MD, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT.
- District of Columbia DigestIndexes published opinions from the appellate courts of the District of Columbia.
For more information on how to locate state court opinions, see the State Materials research guide.
Regional Reporter Map
Source: Westlaw
Bluebook Rules
Scholarly Articles:
- Rule 10 - Cases
Court Documents & Legal Memoranda:
- B10 - Cases