UCF Research Guides: Legal Research: State Courts

Resources for Cases

Reporters -- Other States (Alabama-Wyoming)

Southern Reporter
Call Number: General Collection KFF 51 .A1 (1887-1941)
Supreme Courts & District Courts of Appeal in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Federal & State Cases (LexisNexis Academic)

CCH Internet Research Network provides access to:

Aviation Law Reporter
Blue Sky Reporter Decisions
Computer & Internet Cases
Copyright Law Reporter
Insurance Law Reports
Products Liability Reporter
State Banking Law Reporter
Trade Regulation Reporter

StateLaw (Washburn Law School) provides links to state information, including court cases.

The UCF Libraries only have the Florida Cases portion of Southern Reporter 2d & 3d, and do not have the print volumes of the other reporters in West's National Reporter System, e.g., Atlantic, North Eastern, North Western, Pacific, South Eastern, South Western. For access to the cases reported in these other states, use Federal & State Cases (LexisNexis Academic). For the print reporters, see the Barry and FAMU law school libraries.

American Decisions
Call Number: UCF Main Library -- General Collection -- KF 133 .A66 (through 1869)
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"cases of general value and authority decided in the courts of the several states from the earliest issue of the state reports to the year 1869."
See HathiTrust for digitized copies of some volumes.
American Reports
Call Number: UCF Main Library -- General Collection -- KF 133 .A66 (1868-1887)
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"containing all decisions of general interest decided in the courts of last resort of the several states."
See HathiTrust for digitized copies of some volumes.
American State Trials
Call Number: General Collection KF 220 .L38 (through 1920)
"a collection of the important and interesting criminal trials which have taken place in the United States, from the beginning of our government to 1920."
See HathiTrust for digitized copies of some volumes.
Blue Sky Law Reporter
Call Number: General Collection HG 4556 .C65 (1971-1996)
state securities decisions
Employment Practices Decisions
Call Number: Reference HD 7833 .C683 (1937+)
federal and state cases
Labor Cases
Call Number: Reference HD 7833 .C68 (1972+)
federal and state cases
Media Law Reporter
Call Number: Reference KF 2750 .A515 (1931-2018)
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federal and state cases
Classification Guide:
I. Regulation of Media Content: Prior restraint -- Fair trial, free press -- Obscenity -- Defamation -- Privacy -- Liability for non-defamatory communications -- Commercial speech/advertising -- Copyright -- Broadcast media regulation -- Student media regulation -- Contractual obligation -- Access to media -- II. Regulation of Media Distribution: Print media distribution -- Broadcast media distribution -- III. Newsgathering: Authority to gather news -- Access to records -- Access to places -- Access to people -- Statutory right of access -- Restraints on access to information -- Press accreditation -- Forced disclosure of information -- Criminal or tortious newsgathering -- Judicial review -- IV. Media Ownership: Print media ownership -- Electronic media ownership -- Diversified ownership -- Antitrust -- Labor issues
Yearbook of Education Law / Yearbook of School Law
Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- KF 4102.5 .Y4 (1972+)
Online editions 1997+
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federal and state cases
Typical annual chapters: School Governance -- Employees -- Students -- Bargaining -- Students with Disabilities -- Torts -- Sports -- Higher Education -- Students in Higher Education -- Federal & State Legislation
Special Chapters: 2021 - COVID | 2020 - Polish Education Law | 2019 - Taiwan | 2018 - Nigeria; Sweden | 2017 - Hungary; South Africa; Vietnam | 2015 - England; Spain; China | 2014 - Canada; Turkey; Brazil | 2013 - Netherlands; South Africa | 2012 - Germany; Malaysia; Russia | 2011 - Australia; China; England

Citators -- Other States (Alabama-Wyoming)

Shepard's Citations (LexisNexis Academic)
KeyCites
online access available via the Westlaw database; restricted access; ask at the Research Assistance Desk