2d in case citations), is an unofficial reporter of Supreme Court of the United States opinions.
Second, while both reporters contain headnotes written by the reporters' editors, the Lawyers' Edition headnotes are not keyed to the West American Digest System's topic and key number system.
LexisNexis (parent of the Michie Company) acquired the rights to the Lawyers' Edition, along with a number of other law publications and related assets, from the Thomson Corporation in January 1997.
Thomson, in acquiring West Publishing, was required to divest itself of many titles through a consent decree by the United States Department of Justice.
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