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United States Supreme Court
Federal Courts of Appeals and District Courts
The Federal Reporter and Federal Supplement are available on Westlaw. For a PDF copy of the case as it is in the reporter, select "Download original image (PDF)" icon on the top left of the case.
State Courts
Regional reporters are available on Westlaw. For a PDF copy of the case as it is in the regional reporter, select the "Download original image (PDF)" icon on the top left of the case.
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Common Legal Abbreviations
A.3d, A.2d, A. = Atlantic Reporter*
A.D.3d, A.D.2d, A.D. = N.Y. Appellate Division Reports
Cal. Rptr. 3d, Cal. Rptr. 2d, Cal. Rptr. = California Reporter
C.F.R. = Code of Federal Regulations
CLS = Consolidated Laws Service
F.3d, F.2d, F. = Federal Reporter
F. Supp. 3d, F. Supp. 2d, F. Supp. = Federal Supplement
Fed. Reg. = Federal Register
L. Ed. 2d, L. Ed. = Supreme Court Reports Lawyers' Edition
Misc. 3d, Misc. 2d, Misc. = N.Y. Miscellaneous Reports
N.E.3d, N.E.2d, N.E. = Northeastern Reporter*
N.W.2d, N.W. = Northwestern Reporter*
N.Y.3d, N.Y.2d, N.Y. = New York Reports
N.Y.C.R.R. = Official Compilation of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York
N.Y.S.2d, N.Y.S. = New York Supplement
P.3d, P.2d, P. = Pacific Reporter*
Pub. L. No. = Public Law
S. Ct. = Supreme Court Reporter
S.E.2d, S.E. = Southeastern Reporter*
So. 3d, So. 2d, So. = Southern Reporter*
Stat. = United States Statutes at Large
S.W.3d, S.W.2d, S.W. = Southwestern Reporter*
U.S. = United States Reports
U.S.C. = United States Code
U.S.C.A. = United States Code Annotated
U.S.C.C.A.N. = United States Code Congressional and Administrative News
U.S.C.S. = United States Code Service
* Regional Reporters
Finding Cases in Print
The Library's print collection includes regional reporters, official New York State reporters, and federal reporters. See below for more information.
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United States Reports (U.S.) |
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1 U.S. - current (Note: there is a significant delay between the Court's decision and publication in the United States Reports) Also available on HeinOnline and the Supreme Court website. |
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Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) |
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1 S.Ct. - 137 S. Ct. Also available on Westlaw, for PDF see "Download original image (PDF)" icon on top left |
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United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition (L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d) |
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1 L.Ed. - 169 L.Ed.2d Last updated December 2013 |
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Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d) |
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1 F. - 753 F.3d Last updated 10/2014 Also available on Westlaw, for PDF see "Download original image (PDF)" icon on top left |
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Federal Supplement (F. Supp., F. Supp. 2d, F. Supp. 3d) |
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1 F. Supp. - 1 F. Supp.3d 1382 Last updated 10/2014 Also available on Westlaw, for PDF see "Download original image (PDF)" icon on top left |
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New York Reports (N.Y., N.Y.2d, N.Y.3d)
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1 N.Y. - current 1st Series also available on LLMC Digital with scattered coverage on HeinOnline
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Appellate Division Reports (A.D., A.D.2d, A.D.3d) |
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1 A.D. - current 1st Series also available on LLMC Digital |
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Miscellaneous Reports (Misc., Misc. 2d, Misc.3d) |
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1 Misc. - current 1st Series also available on LLMC Digital |
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Atlantic Reporter (A., A.2d, A.3d)
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1 A. - 97 A.3d 477 Last Updated October 2014 |
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West's California Reporter (Cal. Rptr., Cal. Rptr. 2d, Cal. Rptr. 3d) |
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1 Cal. Rptr. - 152 Cal. Rptr.3d Last Updated October 2014 |
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North Eastern Reporter (N.E., N.E.2d, N.E.3d) |
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1 N.E. - 951 N.E.2d Last Updated September 2011 |
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North Western Reporter (N.W., N.W.2d) |
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1 N.W. - 799 N.W.2d |
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Pacific Reporter (P., P.2d, P.3d) |
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1 P. - 252 P.3d |
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South Eastern Reporter (S.E., S.E.2d) |
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1 S.E. - 714 S.E.2d 235 |
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Southern Reporter (So., So.2d, So.3d) |
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1 So. - 63 So.3d |
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South Western Reporter (S.W., S.W.2d, S.W.3d) |
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1 S.W. - 341 S.W.3d |
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West's New York Supplement (N.Y.S., N.Y.S.2d, N.Y.S.3d) |
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1 N.Y.S. - current |