Many states have their own official state reporters, which publish decisions from one or more of their state's courts. In addition, there are also seven Regional Reporters which cover several states each. Some smaller states have stopped publishing their own official reporters and have designated the Regional Reporters as their official reporter. Where a case appears in both reporters, either citation may be used.
See the following citation guides for more detailed information on US citations: The BlueBook: a uniform system of citation, ALWD Citation Manual: a professional system of citation.
Court
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Title of Reporting Series |
Abbreviation of Report Series |
Unimelb Online Holdings |
Unimelb Print Holdings |
Example Citation (AGLC4 style) |
New York Court of Appeals
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New York Reports |
NY |
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Palsgraf v Long Island RR Co, 248 NY 339 (1928) |
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Illinois Appellate Court
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Illinois Appellate Court Reports |
Ill App |
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Green v Chi Tribune Co, 286 III App 3d 1 (Ct App, 1996) |
Court
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Title of Reporting Series |
Abbreviation of Report Series |
Unimelb Online Holdings |
Unimelb Print Holdings |
Example Citation (AGLC4 style) |
State courts of Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
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Atlantic Reporter |
A |
1885- |
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State courts of Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York and Ohio |
North Eastern Reporter |
NE |
1885- |
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State courts of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin |
North Western Reporter |
NW |
1879- |
Beachy v Becerra, 609 NW 2d 648 (Neb, 2000) |
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State courts of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming |
Pacific Reporter |
P |
1883- |
Burr v Maclay Rancho Water Co, 98 P 260 (Cal, 1908) |
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State courts of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia |
South Eastern Reporter |
SE |
1887- |
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State courts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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Southern Reporter |
So |
1887- |
Green v Chi Tribune Co, 286 III App 3d 1 (Ct App, 1996) |
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State courts of Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas |
South Western Reporter |
SW |
1886- |
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