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West's Regional Reporters

West publishes seven (7) regional reporters as part of the National Reporter System.  These regional reporters contain appellate case law from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.  West also publishes the California Reporter and the New York Supplement, which contain appellate case law from California and New York.  

 

Abbreviation

Title

Description/Coverage

A.
A.2d
A.3d
Atlantic Reporter

Regional reporter containing cases from CT, DE, D.C., ME, MD, NH, NJ, PA, RI, VT; printed in three series

N.E.
N.E. 2d
North Eastern Reporter

Regional reporter containing cases from IL, IN, MA, NY, OH; printed in two series

N.W.
N.W. 2d
North Western Reporter

Regional reporter containing cases from IA, MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI; printed in two series

P.
P.2d
P.3d
Pacific Reporter

Regional reporter containing cases from AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, MT, NV, NM, OK, OR, UT, WA, WY; printed in three series

S.E.
S.E. 2d
South Eastern Reporter

Regional reporter containing cases from GA, NC, SC, VA, WV; printed in two series

So.
So. 2d
Southern Reporter

Regional reporter containing cases from AL, FL, LA, MS; printed in two series

S.W.
S.W. 2d
S.W. 3d
South Western Reporter

Regional reporter containing cases from AR, KY, MO, TN, TX; printed in three series

Cal. Rptr.
Cal. Rptr. 2d
Cal. Rptr. 3d
California Reporter
State reporter covering cases from CA; printed in three series
N.Y.S.
N.Y.S. 2d
 
New York Supplement
 
State reporter covering cases from NY; printed in two series

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