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- About the Supreme Court (U.S. Supreme Court)
- History of the Federal Judiciary (Federal Judiciary Center)
- Understanding the Federal Courts (U.S. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) offers a structured introduction to the U.S. federal court system; discusses the relationship between the U.S. federal court system and the various states
- U.S. Supreme Court (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute, Supreme Court Collection)
U.S. Supreme Court
- Supreme Court Opinions (U.S. Supreme Court) October 2010 Term to present
- Information About Opinions
- Where to Obtain Supreme Court Opinions
- Bound Volumes, v. 502-564 (1991-2011)
- Slip Opinions (2011 to present)
- FLITE: Supreme Court Decisions (GPO) v. 300-422 (1937-1975)
- LII: Supreme Court Collection (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute) 1990 to present
- LII: Supreme Court Collection: Historic Decisions (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
- Court Listener: Supreme Court Opinions (external link)
- FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions (external link) (FindLaw) 1893-
- OpenJurist: Supreme Court (external link)
- U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs (Law Library of Congress)
U.S. Court of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- Opinions and Orders Search (U.S. Courts)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts) September 1997-
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts)
- Jurisdiction: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts)
- Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New York, and Vermont
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts)
- Opinions (external link) (Villanova University School of Law Library) May 1994-November 2004
- Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Virgin Islands
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts) January 1, 1996-
- Jurisdiction: Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts) 1992-
- Opinions (external link) (FindLaw) July 1997-
- Jurisdiction: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and, previously, the U.S. Canal Zone
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- Today's Opinions (U.S. Courts)
- Opinions (U.S. Courts) 1994-
- Jurisdiction: Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts) 1987, 1988, 1989-
- Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts) January 1995-
- Jurisdiction: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the North Mariana Islands
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- Opinions (external link) (U.S. Courts) published opinion information
- Opinions (external link) (Washburn University Law School) October 1, 1997-
- Jurisdiction: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- Opinions (U.S. Courts) 1995-
- Jurisdiction: Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
U.S. District Courts
- Court Website Links (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
- LII: Federal Law Materials - U.S. District Courts (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Special Jurisdiction
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Armed Forces
- Opinions and Digest (U.S. Courts) October 1, 1996-
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Opinions 1989-
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Opinions (U.S. Courts) July 3, 1997-
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- Slip Opinions (U.S. Courts) September 9, 1999-
- U.S. Tax Court
- Today's Opinions (U.S. Tax Court)
- Opinions Search (U.S. Tax Court) January 1, 1999-
Federal Court Procedure
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (Govinfo.gov) 114th Cong., 2nd Sess.; December 1, 2016; Committee Print No. 6
- Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (Govinfo.gov) 114th Cong., 2nd Sess.; December 1, 2016; Committee Print No. 2
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Govinfo.gov) 114th Cong., 2nd Sess.; December 1, 2016; Committee Print No. 8
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (Govinfo.gov) 114th Cong., 2nd Sess.; December 1, 2016; Committee Print No. 9
- Federal Rules of Evidence (Govinfo.gov) 114th Cong., 2nd Sess.; December 1, 2016; Committee Print No. 10
- Federal Rules of Evidence (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Miscellaneous
- Court Listener (external link) includes federal and state cases, with a coverage (external link) page
- Federal Judicial Center provides additional links to court-related Web sites
- Integrated Database (Federal Judicial Center) from the FJC/ Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 1970 to present data on civil case and criminal defendant filings and terminations in the district courts, along with bankruptcy court and appellate court case information.
- LII: Federal Law Materials - Judicial Opinions (external link) (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
- U.S. Courts (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
- U.S. Federal Courts: Records & Briefs (Law Library of Congress)
Last Updated: 10/31/2017
