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.[1]
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,[2] and are based on the years of case law it covers. The first edition contains decisions and opinions from the years 1887 to 1941,[citation needed] while the second accounts for 1941 to 2008[3] and the third ranges from 2008 to present.[4]
References
edit- ^ Albaum, Shelly (2002-10-15). "Past, Present and Future: The National Reporter System Celebrates Historic Anniversary". LLRX. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ Martin, Peter W. (2012-01-01). "Basic Legal Citation" (PDF). Access to Law. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ "Southern Reporter 2D | Thomson Reuters". store.legal.thomsonreuters.com. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
- ^ "Southern Reporter 3D | Thomson Reuters". store.legal.thomsonreuters.com. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
