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Pennsylvania Cases - Appellate Level

Finding PA Appellate Cases on Legal Databases

Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law, available in the library, include published and select unpublished Pennsylvania Appellate Level opinions. Coverage for published decisions is the same across all three platforms. Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law include select unpublished opinions, and the number and selection of unpublished opinions they have may differ. When available, additional details are listed below.

Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law

Pennsylvania State Cases, Combined
Available on the library's Lexis computers.
Coverage for PA Supreme Court begins with 1754, PA Superior Court begins with 1895, and PA Commonwealth Court begins with 1971. Coverage for select unpublished opinions from Superior Court begins with 1982, Supreme Court beginning with 1994, and Commonwealth Court beginning with 2008.

Pennsylvania State Cases
Available on the library's Westlaw computers.
Coverage for PA Supreme Court begins with 1754, PA Superior Court begins with 1895, and PA Commonwealth Court begins with 1970. Select unpublished opinions may also be available. This file also includes select Pennsylvania Trial Court cases.

Pennsylvania Court Opinions
Available on the library's Bloomberg Law computers.
Coverage for PA Supreme Court begins with 1754, PA Superior Court begins with 1895, and PA Commonwealth Court begins with 1970. Coverage for select unpublished opinions from Commonwealth Court begins with 2007.