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| Arkansas | 2007 (Thomson Reuters) | Arkansas ended print publication of official reports in 2009. Electronic version at judiciary website is now the "official report". See Ark. Sup. Ct. Rule 5-2. | ||
| California | LexisNexis | 2017, 2010, 2003 | Contract runs through June 2019 plus two possible extensions, one for two years, a second for three years. The first has been exercised. The second is likely to be. | |
| Georgia | LexisNexis | 2020 (LexisNexis), 2012 (LexisNexis), 2008 (Thomson Reuters), 2004 (LexisNexis) | Georgia law requires the contract to go to the bidder offering the lowest price on the bound volumes. There were three qualified bidders in 2012 and 2008 (Darby being the third), with LexisNexis lowest in 2012, Thomson Reuters lowest in 2008. With annual extensions its contract ran through June 2015. LexisNexis has since held the contract. The most recent was awarded in 2020. | |
| Illinois | |
2004 (Thomson Reuters) | Illinois ended print publication of official reports in 2011. Electronic version at judiciary website provides the final text and all the necessary citation information. See Ill. Sup. Ct. Rule 23 . | |
| Massachusetts | LexisNexis | 2019, 2014, 2009 (Thomson Reuters), 2001 (Thomson Reuters) | Contract runs through June 2024 plus two possible 1-year extensions. | |
| Michigan | Thomson Reuters | 2020, 2012, 2004 | Contract runs through June 2025, amended subsequently in 2020 to remove requirement of copyright registration. | |
| New Hampshire | LexisNexis | 2013, 2002 | Contract covers publication through volume 170 (volume 160 begins in 2010; 165, in 2013). | |
| New York | Thomson Reuters | 2021, 2010, 2005 | Contract runs through December 2025. LexisNexis also bid on the 2010 contract. | |
| Ohio | Thomson Reuters | 2021, 2012, 2001 | Contract runs through June 2015, with an option extension of up to 5 years. The current contract covers only decisions of the Ohio Supreme Court. Decisions of lower Ohio courts are published online. | |
| Vermont | LexisNexis | 2020, 2013, 2009, 2006 | Contract covers publication of volumes 211-213 of the Vermont Reports. | |
| Washington | LexisNexis | 2020 amendment, Court order authorizing 2020 extension, 2018 amendment, 2014, 2007, 2000 | Contract initially ran through June 2019, with an optional 2-year extension. A 2018 amendment extended the term to 2021, the second extended the term to 2022. | |
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