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IMPORTANT NOTICE: The proprietary searchable case law database included with your subscription is updated four times daily. However, on November 6, 2001, we did a count of entries by jurisdiction. What follows is a list of jurisdictions, the year coverage begins and the number of judicial opinions and orders in each library. A list of statutes and administrative codes is provided far below.

United States Supreme Court, 1900, 213,891

 Federal Circuit, 1982, 18350

 U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Cir., 1950, 14,345
  D.C. Court of Appeals, 1945, 11,546

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Cir., 1930, 18,350
  Maine Supreme Judicial Court, 1996, 1,558
  Mass. Supreme Judicial Court, 1930, 32,329
  Massachusetts Appeals Court
  New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1930, 9,026
  Rhode Island Supreme Court, 1950, 8,899

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Cir., 1930, 41,598
  Connecticut Supreme Court, 1950, 14,824
  Connecticut Appellate Court
  New York Court of Appeals, 1955, 425,966
  N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Div. 1st
  N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Div. 2nd
  N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Div. 3rd
  N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Div. 4th
  N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Term 1st
  N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Term 2nd
  Vermont Supreme Court, 1930, 7,903

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd. Cir., 1930, 35,052
  U.S. District Court, New Jersey, 1999
  Supreme Court of Delaware, 1950, 24,859
  New Jersey Supreme Court, 1930, 44,830
  N.J. Superior Court, Appellate Division
  U.S. District Court, E.D.Pa., 1997
  Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1950, 146,850
  Pennsylvania Superior Court
  Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Cir., 1930, 62,794
  U.S. District Court, Maryland, 1999
  Maryland Court of Appeals, 1950, 20,269
  Maryland Special Court of Appeals
  North Carolina Supreme Court, 1945, 57,601
  North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1968
  U.S. District Court, South Carolina, 1999
  South Carolina Supreme Court, 1996, 1,944
  South Carolina Court of Appeals
  Virginia Supreme Court, 1930, 18,174
  Virginia Court of Appeals
  W. Va. Supreme Court. of Appeals, 1991, 7,130

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Cir., 1930, 80,543
  Louisiana Supreme Court, 1980, 57,879
  Louisiana Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit
  Louisiana Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
  Louisiana Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
  Louisiana Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
  Louisiana Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
  U.S. District Court, N. Mississippi, 1997
  Mississippi Supreme Court, 1954, 17,890
  Mississippi Court of Appeals
  Texas Supreme Court, 1950, 109,548
  Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
  Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
  Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Cir., 1930, 56,247
  Kentucky Supreme Court, 1945, 22,235
  Kentucky Court of Appeals
  Michigan Supreme Court, 1930, 75,322
  Michigan Court of Appeals
  Ohio Supreme Court, 1950, 42,660
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 1st District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 2nd District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 3rd District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 4th District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 5th District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 6th District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 7th District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 8th District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 9th District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 10th District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 11th District
  Ohio Court of Appeals, 12th District
  Tennessee Supreme Court, 1950, 47,199
  Tennessee Ct. of Appeals, M. Grand Div.
  Tennessee Ct. of Appeals, E. Grand Div.
  Tennessee Ct. of Appeals, W. Grand Div.
  Tennessee Ct. of Crim. App., M. Grand Div.
  Tennessee Ct. of Crim. App. E. Grand Div.
  Tennessee Ct. of Crim. App. W. Grand Div.

U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Cir., 1930, 39,924
  Illinois Supreme Court, -1985, 31,813
  Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District
  Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District
  Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District
  Illinois Appellate Court, 4th District
  Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District
  Indiana Supreme Court, 1940, 41,931
  Indiana Court of Appeals, 1st District
  Indiana Court of Appeals, 2nd District
  Indiana Court of Appeals, 3rd District
  Indiana Court of Appeals, 4th District
  Indiana Court of Appeals, 5th District
  Indiana Tax Court
  Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1945, 27,871
  Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I
  Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II
  Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District III
  Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Cir., 1930, 47,131
  Arkansas Supreme Court, 1957, 23,949
  Arkansas Court of Appeals
  Iowa Supreme Court, 1995, 3,746
  Iowa Court of Appeals
  Minnesota Supreme Court, 1930, 42,152
  Minnesota Court of Appeals
  Missouri Supreme Court, 1960, 53,104
  Missouri Court of Appeals
  Nebraska Supreme Court, 1965, 13,926
  Nebraska Court of Appeals
  U.S. District Court, North Dakota, 1999
  North Dakota Supreme Court, 1930, 8,672
  North Dakota Court of Appeals
  South Dakota Supreme Court, 1965, 5,424

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., 1941, 73,974
  Alaska Supreme Court, 1960, 8,009
  Alaska Court of Appeals
  Arizona Supreme Court, 1930, 21,928
  Arizona Court of Appeals, 1st Division
  Arizona Court of Appeals, 2nd Division
  U.S. District Court, Central, California, 1998
  California Supreme Court, 1930, 107,137
  California Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate Dt.
  California Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate Dt.
  California Court of Appeal, 3rd Appellate Dt.
  California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dt.
  California Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate Dt.
  California Court of Appeal, 6th Appellate Dt.
  Hawaii Supreme Court, 1930, 7,116
  Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
  Idaho Supreme Court, 1965, 7,948
  Idaho Court of Appeals
  Montana Supreme Court, 1993, 2,724
  Nevada Supreme Court, 1950, 7,240
  Oregon Supreme Court, 1950, 71,910
  Oregon Court of Appeals
  Washington Supreme Court, 1935, 52,437
  Washington Court of Appeals, 1st Division
  Washington Court of Appeals, 2nd Division
  Washington Court of Appeals, 3rd Division

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Cir., 1930, 33,347
  Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
  Colorado Supreme Court, 1930, 29,715
  Colorado Court of Appeals
  Kansas Supreme Court, 1982, 5,937
  Kansas Court of Appeals
  New Mexico Supreme Court, 1930, 17,135
  New Mexico Court of Appeals
  Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1954, 19,714
  Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
  Oklahoma Court of Appeals
  Utah Supreme Court, 1950, 10,905
  Utah Court of Appeals
  Wyoming Supreme Court, 1993, 1,527

 U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Cir., 1981, 36,724
  Alabama Supreme Court, 1955, 76,618
  Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
  Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
  Florida Supreme Court, 1950, 114,978
  Florida District Court of Appeal, 1st District
  Florida District Court of Appeal, 2nd District
  Florida District Court of Appeal, 3rd District
  Florida District Court of Appeal, 4th District
  Florida District Court of Appeal, 5th District
  Georgia Supreme Court, 1940, 83,838
  Georgia Court of Appeals

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