LibGuides: U.S. Government Information: Judicial

Judicial Branch

Constitution of the United States, Analysis and Interpretation
Constitution of the United States, Annotated
The "Browse Annotations" section includes, in addition to the Constitution annotations, links to additional resources such as a table of Supreme Court decisions overruled by subsequent decisions.
Federal Judicial Center
About Federal Courts
United States Courts
United States Courts Opinions

Case Law

CourtListener (RECAP)
Provides free access to primary legal materials. The case law content includes opinions from the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Federal Appellate Courts, U.S. Federal District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts, U.S. State Supreme and Appellate Courts, and many special courts.
Federal Court Opinions
Access to opinions from selected U.S. appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts. Incomplete content, dating back to April 2004.

Nexis Uni
Thousands of full-text sources including newspapers, wires, transcripts, newsletters, magazines, trade journals; also industry news, company information, law reviews, court decisions. Coverage dates vary.

U.S. Supreme Court

Opinions (1991- ) via Court website
Opinions (1760- ) via FindLaw
Opinions (1790- ) via LexisNexis Academic [UCSD only]

U.S. Reports -- Only the printed bound volumes of the United States Reports contain the final, official opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States. In case of discrepancies between a bound volume and any other version of the same materials, whether print or electronic, official or unofficial--the printed bound volume controls. For bound print volumes, see the library catalog.

1754-2003 via Library of Congress
1998-2012 via Supreme Court

US Supreme Court Records and Briefs

This Internet Archive collection includes records and briefs received by the court - for cases granted and cases denied certiorari - spanning the years 1830 through 2019. Collection features:

official records from the lower court(s): the trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each case up through the federal judiciary.
briefs: the petitions, responses, amicus filings, and supporting appendices submitted by the litigants themselves and by interested third parties. These briefs are the raw material of American constitutional argument. They capture the perspectives of individuals, corporations, civil society organizations, and government agencies pressing their cases before the nation’s highest court.
opinions for cases heard by the Supreme Court: the ultimate decisions reached by the highest court in the United States, demonstrating the logic and reasoning of the court.

Supreme Court Nominations: CRS Reports - additional CRS reports, provided by the Federation of American Scientists

SCOTUS nomination: Brett Kavanaugh - links to records and other information

SCOTUS nomination: Amy Coney Barrett - links to records and other information

SCOTUS nomination: Ketanji Brown Jackson - links to records and other information