{{Short description|Regional case law reporter in the United States}} {{For|the Scottish newspaper|The Southern Reporter}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.llrx.com/features/nationalreporter.htm|title=Past, Present and Future: The National Reporter System Celebrates Historic Anniversary|last=Albaum|first=Shelly|date=2002-10-15|work=LLRX|access-date=2009-06-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111064033/http://www.llrx.com/features/nationalreporter.htm|archive-date=2010-01-11}}</ref>thumb|400px|right|National Reporter System regions
The ''Southern Reporter'' contains published appellate court case decisions for: * Alabama * Florida * Louisiana * Mississippi
When cited, the ''Southern Reporter'', the ''Southern Reporter Second'', and the ''Southern Reporter Third'' are abbreviated "So.", "So. 2d", and "So. 3d", respectively,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.access-to-law.com/citation/basic_legal_citation.pdf|title=Basic Legal Citation|last=Martin|first=Peter W.|date=2012-01-01|work=Access to Law|accessdate=2012-05-10}}</ref> 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|date=December 2025}} while the second accounts for 1941 to 2008<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Reporter 2D {{!}} Thomson Reuters |url=https://store.legal.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/products |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=store.legal.thomsonreuters.com |language=en-US}}</ref> and the third ranges from 2008 to present.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Reporter 3D {{!}} Thomson Reuters |url=https://store.legal.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/products |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=store.legal.thomsonreuters.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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