Southern Reporter
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The Southern Reporter, the Southern Reporter Second and the Southern Reporter Third are United States
regional case law reporters. It is part of the National Reporter System created by John B. West for the West Publishing Company
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The Southern Reporter contains published appellate court
case decisions for:
When cited
, the Southern Reporter, the Southern Reporter Second and the Southern Reporter Third are abbreviated "So.", "So. 2d", and "So. 3d" respectively.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
regional case law reporters. It is part of the National Reporter System created by John B. West for the West Publishing Company
West (publisher)
West publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw. Since the late 19th century, West has been one of the most prominent publishers of legal materials in the United States...
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The Southern Reporter contains published appellate court
Appellate court
An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court or court of appeals or appeal court , is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal...
case decisions for:
- AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
- FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
- LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
- MississippiMississippiMississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
When cited
Case citation
Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called reporters or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported...
, the Southern Reporter, the Southern Reporter Second and the Southern Reporter Third are abbreviated "So.", "So. 2d", and "So. 3d" respectively.