Use Westlaw to access sports law cases and statutory law about sports.
Cases found in case reporters are trials that been appealed to a Court of Appeals or Supreme Court either state or federal.
Federal Reporters contain legal opinions decided in the United States federal courts:
U.S. Court |
Title |
Abbreviation |
Stack Number |
Supreme Court |
United States Reports |
U.S. |
Gov. Docs. Area |
Supreme Court Reporter |
S. Ct. |
Stack 12 |
|
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition |
L. Ed. |
Stack 12 |
|
Courts of Appeal |
West's Federal Reporter, 3d Series |
F.3d |
Stack 11 |
Federal Reporter, 2d Series |
F.2d |
Stack 11 |
|
Federal Reporter |
F. |
Stack 10 |
|
District Courts |
West’s Federal Supplement, 3d West's Federal Supplement, 2d Series |
F. Supp. 2d/F.Supp.3d |
Stack 9 and Stack 8 |
Federal Supplement |
F.Supp. |
Stack 7 |
Regional Reporters contain the legal opinions of appellate state courts.
Atlantic Reporter |
Stack 7 |
Not Kept Up to Date |
California Reporter
|
Stack 2 | Not Kept Up to Date |
North Eastern Reporter |
Stack 6 |
Not Kept Up to Date |
New York Supplement
|
Stack 1 | Not Kept Up to Date |
North Western Reporter |
Stack 6 |
Not Kept Up to Date |
Pacific Reporter |
Stack 5 |
Not Kept Up to Date |
South Eastern Reporter
|
Stack 5 | Not Kept Up to Date |
South Western Reporter-- Contains Kentucky cases
|
Stack 4 | Current |