History of Case Reporting

Last updated: October 24, 2012

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Canadian

  1. Anne C. Matthewman, "Volumes of History: The Development of Law Reporting in Ontario," in Martha L. Foote, Law Reporting and Legal Publishing in Canada: A History
    (Kingston, Ont.: Canadian Association of Law Libraries, 1997), pages 80 to 91
    KF 255 L36 1997
  2. Jules Larivière, "Law Reporting at the Canadian Federal Level: An Historical Overview," in Martha L. Foote, Law Reporting and Legal Publishing in Canada: A History
    (Kingston, Ont.: Canadian Association of Law Libraries, 1997), pages 127 to 138
    KF 255 L36 1997
  3. John N. Davis, "The Digital Storage, Retrieval and Transmission of Case Reports in Canada: A Brief History," in Martha L. Foote, Law Reporting and Legal Publishing in Canada: A History
    (Kingston, Ont.: Canadian Association of Law Libraries, 1997), pages 139 to 186
    KF 255 L36 1997
  4. Glen W. Howell, A slice of Canadian legal history : 156 years of law reporting in Ontario : a study
    (Ottawa: Canadian Law Information Council, 1979)
    KF 255 H68 (Special Collections)

English

  1. Karen Widdicombe, "Taking the centre court by storm: 75 years of the All England Law Reports"
    New Law Journal 161(7451):171 (Feb. 4, 2011)
    SFX link resolver
  2. The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales, Making Legal History (2009)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Tq4_D2Fr4&feature=channel
  3. The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales, A History of the ICLR (2009)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzGzPvj-S1Q&feature=related
  4. The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales, Meet the Editors (2009)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IJGYHd6wo8&feature=channel
  5. Alain Wijffels, Case law in the making: the techniques and methods of judicial records and law reports
    (Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1997)
    2 volumes
    K 145 C37 1997
  6. Paul Brand, "The Beginnings of English Law Reporting," in Chantal Stebbings, Law Reporting in England
    (London: The Hambledon Press, 1995), pages 1 to 14
    KF 255 B75 1993
  7. W.H. Bryson, "Law Reports in England from 1603 to 1660," in Chantal Stebbings, Law Reporting in England
    (London: The Hambledon Press, 1995), pages 113 to 122
    KF 255 B75 1993
  8. Steve Hedley, "Words, Words, Words: Making Sense of Legal Judgments, 1875-1940," in Chantal Stebbings, Law Reporting in England
    (London: The Hambledon Press, 1995), pages 113 to 122
    KF 255 B75 1993
  9. L. W. Abbott, Law reporting in England 1485-1585
    (London: The Athlone Press, 1973)
    KF 255 A24
  10. Clarence Gabriel Moran, The heralds of the law
    (London: Stevens, 1948); reprinted (Holmes Beach, Florida: Gaunt, 1996)
    KF 255 M82 1948B
  11. William Searle Holdsworth, The named reporters
    (New York: New York University, School of Law, 1943)
    KF 352 A1 H3
  12. William Searle Holdsworth, Law reporting in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
    (New York: New York University, School of Law, 1941)
    KF 352 A1 H3
  13. David J. Seipp, An Index and Paraphrase of Printed Year Book Reports, 1268 - 1535
    http://www.bu.edu/law/seipp/
  14. William Craddock Bolland, A manual of year book studies
    (Cambridge, Eng.: The University Press, 1925)
    KF 346 B64
  15. William Craddock Bolland, The year books: lectures delivered in the University of London at the request of the Faculty of Laws
    (Cambridge: University Press, 1921)
    KF 346 B65 1921
    Available on archive.org
  16. John Charles Fox, A handbook of English law reports from the last quarter of the eighteenth century to the year 1865: with biographical notes of judges and reporters
    (London: Butterworth & Co., 1913)
    KF 3 F6
  17. Van Vechten Veeder, "The English Reports, 1292-1865",
    Part I, Harvard Law Review 15(1):1-25 (May, 1901)
    PER H24    SFX link resolver    Hein
    Part II, Harvard Law Review 15(2):109-117 (June, 1901)
    PER H24    SFX link resolver    Hein
  18. W.T.S. Daniel, The history and origin of the law reports
    (London: W. Clowes, 1884); reprinted (Buffalo: Dennis, 1968)
    KF 255 D3 1968
    Available on archive.org
  19. John William Wallace, The reporters, arranged and characterized with incidental remarks,
    4th ed. by Franklin Fiske Heard (Boston: Soule and Bugbee, 1882); reprinted (Buffalo, N.Y.: Dennis & Co., 1959)
    KF 255 W3 1882A (Reference)
    Available on archive.org
    Notes on Espinasse and Campbell can be found on pages 541 and following.
  20. The Digest
    (London : Butterworth, 1919-)
    DIG E34
    Volume 30 (2nd Reissue, 1992), "Judgments and Orders, 5. Reports of judicial decisions"

United States

  1. Morris L. Cohen, "An Historical Overview of American Law Publishing",
    International Journal of Legal Information 31(2):168-178 (2003)
    PER IN775    SFX link resolver    Hein
  2. Daniel R Coquillette, "First flower - the earliest American law reports and the extraordinary Josiah Quincy Jr. (1744-1775)",
    Suffolk University Law Review 30(1):1-34 (1996)
    PER SU29    SFX link resolver    Hein
  3. William Domnarski, In the Opinion of the Court
    (Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1996), especially chapter 1, "Reporting and Publishing Judicial Decisions", pages 5 to 29
    KF 255 D66 1996
  4. John H. Langbein, "Chancellor Kent and the History of Legal Literature",
    Columbia Law Review 93(3):547-594 (April 1993)
    PER C723    SFX link resolver    Hein
  5. Byron D. Cooper, "The Role of Publishing Houses in Developing Legal Research and Publication: The United States",
    American Journal of Comparative Law Supplement 38(Supplement):611-640 (1990)
    AM57    SFX link resolver    Hein
  6. Craig Joyce, "The Rise of the Supreme Court Reporter: An Institutional Perspective on Marshall Court Ascendancy",
    Michigan Law Review 83(5):1291-1391 (April 1985)
    PER M5821    SFX link resolver    Hein
  7. Thomas A. Woxland, "'Forever Associated with the Practise of Law': the Early Years of the West Publishing Company",
    Legal Reference Services Quarterly 5(1):115-124 (Spring 1985)
    PER L56    SFX link resolver
  8. Erwin C. Surrency, "Law Reports in the United States",
    American Journal of Legal History 25(1):48-66 (January 1981)
    PER AM58    SFX link resolver    Hein
  9. Wilfred J. Ritz, "The Francis Hopkinson Law Reports: The Originals and the Reprints",
    Law Library Journal 74(2):298-323 (1981)
    PER L371    SFX link resolver    Hein
  10. Thomas J. Young Jr., "A Look at American Law Reporting in the 19th Century",
    Law Library Journal 68(3):294-306 (August 1975)
    PER L371    SFX link resolver    Hein
  11. Alan V. Briceland, "Ephraim Kirby: Pioneer of American Law Reporting, 1789",
    American Journal of Legal History 16(4):297-319 (October 1972)
    PER AM58    SFX link resolver    Hein
  12. Francis R.Aumann, "American Law Reports: Yesterday and Today",
    Ohio State University Law Journal 4(3):331-345 (June 1938)
    PER OH37    SFX link resolver    Hein


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