Government Documents & Information: The Judicial Branch
Federal Court Structure
The United States Supreme Court
Case Opinions
- Supreme Court Opinions
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Case Summaries
- Oyez – Oyez (pronounced OH-yay)—a free law project from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII), Justia, and Chicago-Kent College of Law—is a multimedia archive devoted to making the Supreme Court of the United States accessible to everyone. It is the most complete and authoritative source for all of the Court’s audio since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. Oyez offers transcript-synchronized and searchable audio, plain-English case summaries, illustrated decision information, and full-text Supreme Court opinions (through Justia). Oyez also provides detailed information on every justice throughout the Court’s history and offers a panoramic tour of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of several justices.
Case Commentary
- SCOTUS Blog – Blog following the US Supreme Court
- SCOTUS Talk – SCOTUSBlog Podcast
For more, see our Legal Research Guide.
Courts
- USCourts.gov – General Data on Federal Courts
- Tax Court
- Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Appeals for the Armed Forces
- US Court of International Trade
- US Court of Federal Claims
Databases
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HeinOnline – HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 158 million pages and 200,000 titles of historical and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format.
Statutes & Regulations
Finding Aids
For general searching of government information, see our finding aids page.