The National Reporter System is the set of case law reporters published by West Publishing which include all state and federal cases.

Regional Reporters

State cases from the 50 states and the District of Columbia are published into seven regional reporters:  Atlantic, North Eastern, North Western, Pacific, South Eastern, South Western, and Southern Pacific.

Individual State Reporters

Approximately 30 states have their own individual reporters.  For example, Arizona Reports contains all cases from Arizona Courts of Appeal and the Arizona Supreme Court.  Arizona cases are also published in the regional Pacific Reporter.

Federal Reporters

West publishes U.S. District Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court cases in separate reporters.

• Federal Supplement - U.S. District Court cases
• Federal Reporter - U.S. Courts of Appeal cases
• Supreme Court Reporter - U.S. Supreme Court cases

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