LibGuides: PLA 4103: How to Find Cases

Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court
Official U.S. Supreme Court web site. Includes the docket, calendar, court rules, opinions, orders and other information about the Court. Most useful for cases from the previous two years.
Cornell Legal Information Institute site for Supreme Court Decisions
Great resource to browse by topic from 1990 - present, or by historic cases. (Scroll down to Archive of Decisions).
Oyez Project
The Oyez Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality Tour of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.

U.S. Court Locator
Provides links to web pages for each of the federal circuit courts, including a map showing states included in each district. Most districts include full text to decisions from 1995 to date.

Florida Supreme Court
Click 'Opinions' to find FL Supreme Court and DCA decisions.
Florida State Courts
Includes links to: Florida Supreme, District, Circuit, County Courts.

See 'Doing Legal Research' tab for search hints.

In LexisNexis:

Finding and Citing Cases
use - Look up A Legal Case - box
Supreme Court Reporters
use Federal & State Cases - blue menu - left
Regional Reporter Cases
Finding Cases by Subject
use - Look up A Legal Case - by Topic -box

or try - Cornell LII for Supreme Court Cases by Subject
Updating and Validating Cases
American Law Reports
Review Finding, Citing
Finding and Citing Statutes
use Federal Statutes, Codes & Regulations - blue menu - left
Federal Codes and Session Laws
use Federal Statutes, Codes & Regulations - blue menu - left
Federal Legislative History Online
use Thomas
Finding and Citing Admin
Federal Admin Rules
use Federal Statutes, Codes & Regulations - blue menu - left
Finding Statutes
use Federal - OR - State - Statutes, Codes & Regulations - blue menu - left -- OR -- for Florida Statues, see Florida tab