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Legal Information: Supreme Court and Federal Cases

Guide to resources for researching legal topics.

U.S. Supreme Court Cases

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Supreme Court Yearbook
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U.S. Reports by Supreme Court

Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name
Call Number: Reference KF 80.S5

Supreme Court Database by Washington University Law historical 1761-1945 + modern 1946-2016
Oyez by Justia Supreme Court Center
Cases of the Supreme Court by Findlaw

Supreme Decisions: Great Constitutional Cases and their Impact by M. I. Urofsky
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Shepard's United States Supreme Court case names citator : a compilation of case names and citations of United States Supreme Court cases decided
Call Number: Reference KF101.2 .S55
The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions by K. L. Hall & J. W. Ely (Eds.)
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Federal Courts Cases

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Federal Court of Appeals Primary version.
Other Federal Courts Search for cases in District courts, US Tax Courts, Armed Forces, International Trade, Veterans and Bankruptcy.

Tips & Tricks on Finding Federal Cases

How do I find Judicial Decisions? by Library of Congress

Using Westlaw to find Cases by Citation

Type in case citation to find case