LibGuides: Law and Legal Information: Courts and Decisions

Courts and Court Decisions

U.S. Supreme Court
- Official U.S. Supreme Court web site. Includes the docket, calendar, court rules, opinions, orders and other information about the Court.

The LII collection of historic decisions of the US Supreme Court contains over 300 of the court's most important decisions through the whole period of its existence. Decisions after 1990 are available online.

United States Federal Court Locator
- Provides links to web pages for each of the federal circuit courts, including a map showing states included in each district. Most districts include full text to decisions from 1995 to date.

Oyez Project
- The Oyez Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality 'tour' of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.

If you're not sure where to start, the LLSDC has an great overview of free sources.

This free legal research site includes millions of legal opinions and oral arguments, along with an extensive biographical databases of federal and state judges.