| US Court | Title | Abbreviation | Call Number/Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States Reports | U.S. | H U.S. | |
| Supreme Court | Supreme Court Reporter | S. Ct. | H U.S. |
| Supreme Court | United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition | L. Ed. | H U.S. |
| Supreme Court | United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition | L. Ed. 2d | H U.S. |
| Supreme Court | West's Federal Reporter, 3d Series (1988-date) | F.3d | H U.S. |
| Courts of Appeal | Federal Reporter, 2d Series (1925-88) | F.2d | H U.S. |
| Courts of Appeal | Federal Reporter(1880-1924) | F. | H U.S. |
| Courts of Appeal | West's Federal Supplement, 2d Series (1988-date) | F. Supp. 2d | H U.S. |
| District Courts | Federal Supplement (1933-88) | F. Supp. | H U.S. |
| District Courts | Federal Rules Decisions (1941-date) | F.R.D. | H Stacks / KF8830 .W47 |
| Bankruptcy Courts | West's Bankruptcy Reporter | B.R. | H Stacks / KF1515.A2 W47 |
| Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | West's Veterans Appeals Reporter | Vet. App. | H Stacks / KF7705.A2 W3 |
| Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces | West's Military Justice Reporter | M.J. | H Stacks / KF7605.A2 W4 |
| Court of Claims | Federal Claims Reporter | Fed. Cl. | H Stacks / KF125.C5 U55 |
| Court of International Trade | United States Court of International Trade Reports | Ct. Int'l Trade | |
| Tax Court | United States Tax Court Reports | T.C. | H Stacks / KF6280.A24 T37 |
The Law Library does not subscribe to the Federal Appendix, which includes cases from the U.S. Courts of Appeals that are not selected for publication in the Federal Reporter. These cases may be found in print in subject-specific looseleaf services and online via commercial databases and court websites.
The Digest Research Process consists of four steps:
| Court(s) | Title | Call Number/Location |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. & state courts (all cases in the National Reporter System) | Decennial Digest (multiple series) | H U.S. |
| U.S. & state courts (all cases in the National Reporter System) | Federal Practice Digest, 4th Series (1975-date) | H U.S. |
| U.S. courts, including Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District courts, Bankruptcy courts, Court of Claims & Military courts | Federal Practice Digest, 3d Series (1975-89) | H U.S. |
| U.S. courts, including Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District courts, Bankruptcy courts, Court of Claims & Military courts | Federal Practice Digest, 2d Series (1961-75) | H U.S. |
| U.S. courts, including Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District courts, Bankruptcy courts, Court of Claims & Military courts | Modern Federal Practice Digest (1939-60) | H U.S. |
| U.S. courts, including Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District courts, Bankruptcy courts, Court of Claims & Military courts | Federal Digest (1754-1938) | H U.S. |
| U.S. courts, including Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District courts, Bankruptcy courts, Court of Claims & Military courts | United States Supreme Court Digest (1754-date) | H U.S. |
| State appellate court cases from the U.S. Bankruptcy courts | West's Bankruptcy Digest | KF1515.3 .W47 |
Note: the Law Library does not have all the digests for all the other regional reporters. If a reporter does not have a corresponding digest, use the General or Decennial Digest series, or, if available, an individual state digest.
The West National Reporter System organizes state court cases by region of the country. The map indicates the states that are included in each of the regional reporters.
Cases from Pennsylvania State appellate courts are found in the Atlantic Reporter:
The other regional reporters and their abbreviations:
| Regional Reporters | Abbreviations |
|---|---|
| California Reporter | Cal. Rptr.; Cal. Rptr. 2d; Cal. Rptr. 3d |
| New York Supplement | N.Y.S.; N.Y.S.2d |
| North Eastern Reporter | N.E.; N.E.2d |
| North Western Reporter | N.W.; N.W.2d |
| Pacific Reporter | P.; P.2d; P.3d |
| South Eastern Reporter | S.E.; S.E.2d |
| South Western Reporter | S.W.; S.W. 2d; S.W. 3d |
| Southern Reporter | So.; So.2d; So.3d |
The Law Library also has the official reporters for the Pennsylvania appellate courts: