This guide provides resources to assist with conducting US Supreme Court research. This is not an exhaustive list of resources, but rather, a selected list of quality resources.
The Court's official website contains the Rules of the Supreme Court (which govern its procedure and are available as a searchable pdf document), slip opinions of recent Court opinions, dockets, transcripts of oral arguments, and more.
FindLaw's US Supreme Court Center contains recent opinions, pdf versions of briefs from 1999 to present, Court orders from 1999, Court Rules, and more.
Justia's US Supreme Court Center contains Court opinions from 1759 to present. You can also sign up for a weekly newsletter of opinions summaries (for the US Supreme Court and/or the practice area of Constitutional Law).
PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) is a website open to the public that allows access to all federal court dockets, including district courts, circuit courts, and the US Supreme Court. Registration is required (but is free); a small fee is charged to access certain documents.
Find out the latest news on what is happening at the Supreme Court on SCOTUSblog. This is a popular and authoritative blog used by many professors and legal scholars.
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The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent School of Law tracks information about recent and pending Court decisions, and offers many multi-media tools. You can stream or download recordings of oral arguments! It also contains information about current and past justices.
The Legal Times Supreme Court Section contains Supreme Court news, videos, and links to recent opinions. This column is a good way to stay current on the Court's activities.
