Maryland Appellate Case Law: Which Reporter?

Maryland's appellate case law is published in the Maryland Reports (Md.) on Caselaw Access Project, which includes opinions from the Maryland Court of Appeals. The Maryland Appellate Reports (Md. App.) are also available on the Caselaw Access Project. The Maryland Appellate Court database includes reported opinions in PDF format from the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals from 1995 to the present. The State Reporter of the Supreme Court of Maryland publishes all causes argued and determined in the Supreme Court and the Appellate Court. The State Reporter is appointed by the Supreme Court and manages the distribution of the bound volumes of the Maryland Reports and the Maryland Appellate Reports. The Office of the State Reporter also publishes the opinions of the appellate courts designated for publication on the Maryland Judiciary website. Maryland appellate opinions from the 1950s to the present are available on Google Scholar.

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Maryland case law can also be found in other sources such as Maryland Reports on the Caselaw Access Project (1851-2017), Maryland Appellate Reports (1967-2017), and various databases including Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg Law. These databases provide access to reported opinions from the Maryland Court of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, and the Appellate Court of Maryland.

It is important to note that Maryland has a specific court hierarchy, with the Supreme Court of Maryland as the highest court, followed by the mid-level Appellate Court of Maryland, and the District and Circuit Courts as the lowest trial courts. This hierarchy determines which courts can overturn the decisions of others and which courts must follow the interpretation of the law set by higher courts.

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Maryland Reports

The Maryland Reports are distinct from the Maryland Appellate Reports (Md. App.), which are also superintended by the State Reporter. The Maryland Appellate Reports include reported opinions, in PDF format, from the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals from 1995 to the present.

The State Reporter's Office also publishes the opinions of the appellate courts that are designated for publication on the Maryland Judiciary website. Abstracts of the published opinions of the appellate courts are published in the Amicus Curiarum electronic newsletter, a publication of the Office of the State Reporter.

Maryland Cases on Westlaw cover cases from the Provincial Court, Proprietary Province of Maryland (1714-1774), General Court (1781-1805), Court of Appeals (1787-), Court of Special Appeals (1967-), Tax Court (1960-), and Court of Appeals of Maryland on Bloomberg Law (1658)-.

Maryland State Cases, Combined on Lexis contains all published decisions from the Court of Appeals since 1770, from the Court of Special Appeals since February 1967, and from the Tax Court since January 1979.

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Maryland Appellate Reports

Maryland's appellate court system is made up of the Supreme Court of Maryland, the mid-level Appellate Court of Maryland, and the Circuit Courts of Appeals, which are the intermediate appellate courts.

The State Reporter of the Supreme Court of Maryland publishes all decisions made by the Supreme Court and the Appellate Court that are designated for publication. The Reporter also superintends the proofreading, correction, and publication of the Maryland Reports (for Supreme Court opinions) and the Maryland Appellate Reports (for Appellate Court opinions). The State Reporter's Office manages the distribution of the bound volumes of both the Maryland Reports and the Maryland Appellate Reports.

The Maryland Appellate Reports (Md. App.) on Caselaw Access Project (1967-2017) are available at the Law Library. The Maryland Appellate Court database includes reported opinions, in PDF format, from the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals from 1995 to the present.

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Maryland Case Law

The State Reporter of the Supreme Court of Maryland publishes all causes argued and determined in the Supreme Court and the Appellate Court. The State Reporter is appointed by the Supreme Court and serves at the pleasure of the Court. The Reporter superintends the proofreading, correction, and publication of the Maryland Reports (for Supreme Court opinions) and the Maryland Appellate Reports (for Appellate Court opinions). The State Reporter's Office also manages the distribution of the bound volumes of both the Maryland Reports and the Maryland Appellate Reports.

The opinions of the Appellate Court that are not designated for publication are posted as unreported opinions. Abstracts of the published opinions of the appellate courts are published in the Amicus Curiarum electronic newsletter, a publication of the Office of the State Reporter.

• Maryland Reports (Md.) on Caselaw Access Project (1851-2017)
• Maryland Appellate Reports (Md. App.) on Caselaw Access Project (1967-2017)
• West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series (A.3d) on Caselaw Access Project (2004-2019)
• Maryland Historical Reports including colonial period on HeinOnline: Including Maryland Preliminary Reports (1658-1854), historical case opinions from General Court, High Court of Chancery and Court of Appeals, and Maryland Reports
• Maryland State Cases, Combined on Lexis: Contains all published decisions from the Court of Appeals since 1770 (1H. & McH.), from the Court of Special Appeals since February 1967 and from the Tax Court since January 1979
• Maryland Court of Appeals Cases on Westlaw (1787-)
• Maryland Cases on Westlaw: Covering cases from Provincial Court, Proprietary Province of Maryland (1714-1774), General Court (1781-1805), Court of Appeals (1787-), Court of Special Appeals (1967-), Tax Court (1960-)
• Court of Appeals of Maryland on Bloomberg Law (1658-)
• Maryland Appellate Court: The database includes reported opinions, in PDF format, from the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals from 1995 to date

In addition, Maryland case law is also available on Google Scholar, which has Maryland appellate opinions from the 1950s to the present, as well as federal cases.

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Maryland State Cases

Maryland state case law is made up of the published opinions of its courts. Judges in the appellate courts (not trial courts) make case law. The Supreme Court of Maryland (formerly the Court of Appeals) is the highest court in the state. Below the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court of Maryland (formerly the Court of Special Appeals) is the mid-level appellate court. The Maryland District and Circuit Courts are trial courts, the lowest courts in Maryland's court hierarchy.

The State Reporter of the Supreme Court of Maryland publishes all causes argued and determined in the Supreme Court and the Appellate Court, which the judges designate as appropriate for publication. The State Reporter is appointed by the Supreme Court and serves at the pleasure of the Court. The Reporter superintends the proofreading, correction, and publication of the Maryland Reports (for Supreme Court opinions) and the Maryland Appellate Reports (for Appellate Court opinions). The State Reporter's Office also manages the distribution of the bound volumes of both the Maryland Reports and the Maryland Appellate Reports.

Maryland Appellate Reports (Md. App.) on Caselaw Access Project (1967-2017) are also available. Maryland Digest 2d covers cases from state and federal courts. West's Atlantic Digest 2d. summarizes cases from Maryland state courts, but not from the Federal District Court for the District of Maryland. To find cases earlier than 1968, you must search the first series, Atlantic Reporter Digest. Maryland Historical Reports, including colonial period reports on HeinOnline, include Maryland Preliminary Reports (1658-1854), historical case opinions from General Court, High Court of Chancery and Court of Appeals, and Maryland Reports.

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