ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Pacific Reporter

Okay kiddo, let's talk about the Pacific Reporter! You know how when you play a game with someone, you have to keep track of who's winning? The Pacific Reporter is kind of like that, but it keeps track of who's winning in a court case instead.

Whenever people have a big disagreement and they can't agree on a solution, they might go to a court to ask a judge to decide who is right. The judge then writes down what everyone said and what the evidence showed, and they make a decision based on that information.

The Pacific Reporter is a book that collects all the important information from the court case, including what everyone said in the courtroom, what the evidence showed, and what the judge decided. It's like a big record of everything that happened in the court case, so that people can look back and see how the decision was made.

The Pacific Reporter is one of many books that collects this information, but it specifically covers court cases that happened in states like California, Alaska, and Hawaii, among others. So if someone wants to know what happened in a certain court case that happened in one of those states, they can look it up in the Pacific Reporter and read all about it!

I hope that helps you understand what the Pacific Reporter is all about. If you have any more questions, just let me know!