Armacost Library: POLI 463: Equal Protection: Decisions

U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court opinions can be found in many places including supremecourt.gov

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Case Law > U.S. Supreme Court Library > Official Reports > U.S. Reports > Select volume (see US Reports citation, 1st number is volume, 2nd number is page). *You can also just search the Supreme Court Library by case name*
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All Content Types dropdown > Legal > Cases > US > US Supreme Court *For advanced search tips, see the NexisUni tab*

U.S. Reports, 1754-2012 (Library of Congress)
The official case reporter for Supreme Court cases is the United States Reports.
U.S. Reports, 1991-present (SupremeCourt.gov)
The official case reporter for Supreme Court cases is the United States Reports.
Supreme Court slip opinions
Opinions are initially posted in slip format and later replaced with opinions in the publication style of U.S. Reports.

State and Federal Courts (tools that include both)

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Guided Search > Cases > Select court, circuit, or state/territory

Caselaw Access Project
"CAP includes all official, book-published state and federal United States case law through 2020 — every volume or case designated as an official report of decisions by a court within the United States...including all state courts, federal courts, and territorial courts for American Samoa, Dakota Territory, Guam, Native American Courts, Navajo Nation, and the Northern Mariana Islands."
CourtListener
A free legal research website containing millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts
Google Scholar for Case Law
Case Law radio button > Select Courts

Nine figures of "authority", U.S. Supreme Court

District and Appellate Courts

Find federal cases brought before a District Court or Circuit Court of Appeal. Generally, circuit court websites follow the form of www.ca<circuit number>.uscourts.gov, as in www.ca9.uscourts.gov for the Ninth Circuit. District court URLs are more variable, see the U.S. Courts link below.

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Justia
Select dockets and case documents from U.S. District and Appellate Court cases.
RECAP
(PACER backwards). Free, publicly accessible database of federal court filings, *no account required*. Content is mined from PACER with the RECAP browser extension.
U.S. Courts
Links to district and federal appeals court sites.
United States Courts Opinions
Opinions from some, but not all, District Courts as far back as 2004.

State Courts

NOTE: State trial court decisions are not published. Access to state court documents varies widely between states. Checking the state's judiciary website is a good first step (search for county + court record search). In cases where records aren't digitized, call the county records office to inquire about mailing or faxing. Some courts may charge a document fee.

National Center for State Courts
Links to state court websites. You may be able to access court records and court filings on some court websites.
State Court Structure
Map of each state's court structure and organization.