US Government Information: Judicial Information

Helpful guide from the Supreme Court that explains how/where opinions are published.

Supreme Court opinions back to 1790; lower court decisions back to 1880.

Supreme Court cases since 1791; federal district, appellate, tax, and bankruptcy courts since 1923; state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950.

The "U.S. Legal" section includes federal and state cases, landmark cases, Supreme Court briefs, and more

Includes U.S. Reports (1754-2008), United States Reports Preliminary Prints (2002-2010), and United States Reports Slip Opinions (2002-present). Also features books and periodicals on the Supreme Court (listed under "Browse Options").

Provides public access to opinions from selected United States appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, 2004-present.

From the Supreme Court's website, read transcripts or listen to audio recordings of arguments.

Multimedia archive of the Supreme Court of the United States that aims to be a complete source for all audio recorded in the Court since 1955. Also includes information about Supreme Court justices.

Contains the official minutes of the Court. "The Journal reflects the disposition of each case, names the court whose judgment is under review, lists the cases argued that day and the attorneys who presented oral argument, contains miscellaneous announcements by the Chief Justice from the Bench, and sets forth the names of attorneys admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court. It does not contain the opinions of the Court, which are published in the United States Reports."

Contains over 200 pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1946 and 2011 terms. In addition to data sets available in various file formats, there's also an online analysis tool that allows users to select and summarize cases from the Database.

Clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.

Describes the role, structure, and jurisdiction of the U.S. Federal Courts.

Includes an overview and history of the Supreme Court, as well as biographies of current Justices of the Supreme Court, photographs, and more.