Overview of basic United States legal research. Originally written primarily for foreign law students, who are familiar with legal concepts but unfamiliar with U.S. legal materials, but useful also for the novice practitioner.
Analysis of background, issues and argument in cases before the Court. Email alert is available. Also available in LexisNexis PRE-VU) and Westlaw (SCT-PREVIEW).
Findlaw's Supreme Court Center has dockets, calendars, briefs for the current term and past terms back to October 1999; news and analysis, filing guides and opinions.
Most Courts of Appeals cases, from 1880 to the present. Also available on Westlaw, Lexis Advance/Lexis Academic, and Bloomberg Law. Courts of Appeals websites may be consulted for more recent cases.
District Court cases selected for publication, 1932 to the present. Also available on Westlaw, Lexis Advance/Lexis Academic, and Bloomberg Law. United States District Court websites may be consulted for more recent cases.
Cases from the United States Courts of Appeals not designated to be published in the Federal Reporter. 2001-2014, available at the Mansueto Library. Also available on Westlaw, Lexis Advance/Lexis Academic, and Bloomberg Law.