Legal Research Links

U.S. Supreme Court

• Decisions from 1990-present and selected historical decisions
• Searchable Index of 7000+ decisions (1937-1975)
• Oral Arguments
• Guide to the United States Supreme Court
• Biographies of Supreme Court Justices (past and present)
• Supreme Court Justices
• Supreme Court Official Site

U.S. Federal Courts

• US Courts of Appeals
• U.S. District Courts
• Federal Judicial Center

State Courts

• National Center for State Courts
• Prjoect Vote Smart (links to both state and federal courts)

Important Documents

• U.S. Constitution
• Federal Laws
• State Laws

Legal Writing and Research

• Glossary of Legal Terms
• Basic Legal Citation

Staying Current

• Have syllabi (summaries) of Supreme Court Decisions emailed to you the day they are decided
• Lawyer's Weekly
• The New York Times
• The Washington Post
• Congressional Quarterly

Other Branches

• US Congress
• Office of the Solicitor General
• The White House

Legal Search Engines

• Findlaw