I will do a "miscellaneous" thread in the future.
Are all cases recorded? Are they all available for attorney's to look at, or just the one's that are deemed important enough to be in the Southern Reporter?
Are the cases in the Southern Reporter available online for free?
Not all cases are recorded and not all cases are accessible online. Not all cases are accessible for free. Most attorneys subscribe to a service. Pacer can be free or is a relatively inexpensive service, depending on your needs.
The Southern Reporter is a regional reporter that covers Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Other regional reporters are the Atlantic Reporter, the North Eastern Reporter, the North Western Reporter, the Pacific Reporter, the South Eastern Reporter and the South Western Reporter.
You also have the United States Reports and the Supreme Court Reporter and a US Supreme Court Reports for Lawyers.
You also have the Federal Reporter (F, Second Series, Third Series).
You also have the U.S. District Court Reporter and Federal Rules Decisions and the Bankruptcy Reporter and U.S. Claims Reporter and West's Military Justice Reporter and West's Veterans Appeals Reporter.
Where you research is going to depend on what you need. There are different places to look for Federal Court decisions and State Court decisions and Attorney General Opinions.
Some websites:
http://www.supremecourt.us.gov
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct
http://www.uscourts.gov
http://www.courts.net
http://www.usdoj.gov
http://www.oyez.org
http://www.law.emory.edu
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts
http://www.naag.org
So, whether what you find in the Southern Reporter is sufficient for your needs is something you will need to determine for yourself.
