COURT REPORTERS: WHERE THE OPINIONS CAN BE FOUND
I. Federal Cases. The following table is a summary of all the federal reporters that compile the opinions of the federal courts:
Court Source Cite Dates
U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Reports U.S. 1790-present
U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Reporter S.Ct. 1882-present
U.S. Supreme Court Lawyers' Edition Reports, 2d Series L.Ed.2d 1956-present
U.S. Supreme Court Lawyers' Edition Reports L.Ed. 1790-1956
Circuit Courts of Appeals Federal Reporter, 3d Series F.3d. 1993-present
Circuit Courts of Appeals Federal Reporter, 2d Series F.2d. 1924-1993
Circuit Courts of Appeals Federal Reporter F. 1880-1924
Circuit Courts of Appeals Federal Cases F.Cas. 1789-1880
U.S. District Courts Federal Supplement, 2d Series F.Supp. 2d 1998 - present
U.S. District Courts Federal Supplement F.Supp. 1932-1998
U.S. District Courts Federal Reporter, 2d Series F.2d 1924-1932
U.S. District Courts Federal Reporter F. 1880-1924
U.S. District Courts Federal Cases F.Cas. 1789-1880
II. State Cases. The following summarizes each of the regional reporters of state cases.  In parentheses are the abbreviations used in citations for those reporters.

Atlantic (A.; A2d)--Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Maine, Maryland, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

North Eastern (N.E.; N.E.2d)--Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio

North Western (N.W.; N.W.2d)--Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Pacific--(P.; P.2d) Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming

South Eastern (S.E.; S.E.2d)--Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, West Virginia

South Western (S.W.; S.W.2d)--Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee,
Texas

Southern (S.; S.2d)--Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi

For example, State v. Yoder, 49 Wis.2d 430, 182 N.W.2d 539 (1971). This cite tells you
that the case is compiled in both a state reporter (Wisconsin), second series, and the North
Western regional reporter, second series (N.W.2d).