Case Reporters
Reporters publish the decisions of various state and federal courts and are update weekly by 'advance sheets.' Caution: NOT all cases tried are included in reporters. Typically, only appellate level cases are reported. Reporters are cited by their abbreviations, listed below:
SUPREME COURT REPORTERS
As their titles imply, the following refer to United States Supreme Court decisions. Cases from 1790 to the present are represented below.
- United States Reports (U.S.) — KF101 .U541
- Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.) — KF101 .S97
- United States Law Week (U.S.L.W.) — K25 .N57
FEDERAL REPORTERS (F., F.2d, F.3d, F.Supp., F.Supp.2d)
Federal Reporter series include all published decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeal (all 12 circuits) + patents/customs circuit court. The Federal Supplement series includes select U.S. District Court opinions, plus some additional federal courts.
- Federal Reporter (F., F.2d) — KF8754.A5 F43
- Federal Reporter (F. 3d) — KF8754.A5 F43
- Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d) — KF8754.A5 F45
REGIONAL REPORTERS
Regional reporters include intermediate appellate level state court and state supreme court decisions. The entire U.S. is covered in a variety of reporter sets, however the Alkek Library subscribes only to the following:
- Northeastern Reporter (West's North Eastern Reporter) (N.E., N.E.2d) — KF135.N6 N67
- Southern Reporter (West's Southern Reporter) (So., So.2d) — KF135 .S8
- Southwestern Reporter (West's South Western Reporter) (S.W., S.W.2d, S.W.3d) — KF135.S7
