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U.S. Government Publications


Judiciary

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court Web Site

includes oral arguments before the Supreme Court, beginning in Oct. 2000.

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions

  • via Cornell Univ. Law School (from 1990 to the present, with selected historic cases)
  • FLITE --1937-1975 : Full text of US Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975 (7,407 decisions from volumes 300 through 422 of US Reports)
  • Findlaw - searchable database of cases 1893-date
  • Curiae - notable cases and relevant appeals documents

American Bar Assoc.

Briefs - of current cases

Unedited Oral Arguments before the Supreme Court:

("Oyez, Oyez, Oyez") offers audio files of complete oral arguments before the Supreme Court in landmark cases (delayed about 10 months).

United States Reports, Supreme Court : cases argued and adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States

Official printed volumes of the Court opinions; at (KF 101) 1789 - date. (bound volumes run several years behind)

OpenJurist

Mission: "to provide access to published court opinions without charge." Currently online >600,000 opinions from the United States Supreme Court and United States Courts of Appeals from the First, Second and Third series of The Federal Reports.

The Supreme Court Historical Society

The Third Branch

news from the judicial branch

Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research

The History of the Supreme Court

includes an encyclopedia and time-line of cases

The Federal Court System

Federal Law Materials: Judicial Opinions

for free public sites carrying federal opinions

U.S. Judiciary: The Federal Court System and Decisions

"Guide to Law Online" from the Library of Congress.

U.S. Federal Courts Finder

a good directory of all federal court reports.

Court Links

for internet access to Appelate and Trials Courts

Federal Judicial Center

history and criticism of the operations of the federal judicial system. FJC was created by Congress in 1967.

A Journalist's Guide to the Federal Courts

an introduction to the court system
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