Supreme Court of the United States
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Legal Databases
Search U.S. Supreme Court cases using any of the following legal databases:
- Westlaw
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- Lexis
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- Bloomberg Law
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- Fastcase Premium
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- ProQuest Supreme Court Insight
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Full opinions from Supreme Court argued cases, including dockets, oral arguments, and amicus briefs.
Reporters
The following reporters contain Supreme Court opinions:
- United States Reports (U.S.)
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Official reporter. Contains the final opinions of the United States Supreme Court. - Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.)
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West's Supreme Court Reporter is an unofficial reporter but contains the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States along with headnotes, key numbers, and synopses. - United States Supreme Court Reports (L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d)
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Lexis's United States Supreme Court Reports (also called Lawyer's Edition) is an unofficial reporter, but contains the opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States along with headnotes, summaries, and annotations.
Web Resources
- Cornell's Legal Information Institute: Supreme Court Opinions
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The site gives fast, free, same-day access to new opinions. Cornell's complete archive goes back to 1990 and has hundreds of pre-1990 decisions of historical significance. - FindLaw: U.S. Supreme Court Cases
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FindLaw's free collection of Supreme Court opinions covers 1893 to date. - Google Scholar
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Case law content includes decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. - Justia: U.S Supreme Court Center
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Free, searchable opinions from 1790 to the present. Justia also offers browsing by "Recent Opinions," year, and U.S. Reports volume. - SCOTUSblog
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This blog is usually the first source of new Supreme Court opinions.