Federal Judicial Branch “Official information and services from the U.S. government.”
The Federal Judiciary This site includes Court Links, which brings a "click on" map leading to Federal courts throughout the country. Or you can go to courts by circuit number. This site also has general information about the Federal court system.
Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court site includes opinions, also information for anyone practicing before the Court (Docket, Calendar, Rules, Bar Admissions, etc.). There is also information for the public (visiting, and an About the Supreme Court link). And for history, including biographies of justices and past opinions, see: The Supreme Court Historical Society. A guide to Internet research on the Court: Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research.
For Supreme Court Briefs: Where to find Briefs of the Supreme Court of the US. A PDF guide that includes Internet (free) links to sources for briefs.
For Supreme Court Opinions: Where to find Opinions of the Supreme Court of the US. A PDF guide that includes URLs to sources for opinions. Note that some sites are fee-based.
For Supreme Court Opinions and United States Courts of Appeals from the First, Second and Third series of The Federal Reports, see Open Jurist. Access United States Supreme Court opinions beginning in 1754 (when it was known as the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania) and the Federal Appellate Courts beginning in 1880.
FindLaw Supreme Court Search Supreme Court cases from 1883, search by browsing (volume or year), by Citation, by Title, or by Full text.
See also: Landmark Supreme Court Cases
You can also search the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Decisions 1990- Present. The Ninth Circuit court includes California.
Constitution of the United States of America; analysis and interpretation The "Annotated Constitution;" we have also in paper (Ref KF 4527 K54 Desk). This is an excellent resource to study interpretations and cases that apply to the Articles and Ammendments.
Founders Constitution Primary documents that illuminate the ideas that formed the Constitution in 1789.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) The Code of Federal Regulations or CFR is the administrative regulations of the United States.
Federal Register The Federal Register daily updates the Code of Federal Regulations.
United States Code (USC) the United States Code or USC is the law passed by the US Congress compiled into the codes.
For the text of US Public Laws (PL- ) from 1995/96 on see: GPO Access Public and Private Laws: Main Page
LII Legal Information Institute The Legal Information Institute page of Cornell Law School includes decisions of the US Supreme Court.
Center for Constitutional RightsRJ&L Religious Liberty Archive “The Religious Liberty Archive is an extensive repository of valuable information and a useful resource for anyone seeking information about state and federal laws pertaining to religious freedom in the United States.”
Treaties and International Law From the Internet Law Library, a listing of links to treaties and foreign law. A similar site is Foreign and International Law from Willamette University; there are links to organizations, treaties, foreign relations, human rights, and more.
Don Page
djpage@csupomona.edu
October 2009
