Principles of Legal Research (4th ed. 2025)

Chapter 11. Case Law Sources

§ 11.1  Supreme Court of the United States

(a) Secondary Sources

• Pronouncing Dictionary of the Supreme Court of the United States [page 240, note 1]
• SCOTUSblog [page 241]
• Empirical SCOTUS [page 241]

(b) Sources for Current Opinions

• Supreme Court of the United States [page 242]
• Supreme Court (Legal Information Institute) [page 242]

(d) Supreme Court Reporter and Lawyers' Edition

• Dates of Supreme Court Decisions and Arguments, 1791-1882 [page 247, note 11]

(e) Other Electronic Sources

• Google Scholar [page 248]
• Justia [page 248]

§ 11.2  The Lower Federal Courts

• Table B-10—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business [page 249, note 16]

(a) Sources of Opinions

• Table B-12—U.S. Courts of Appeals Judicial Business [page 253, note 25]

§ 11.3  State and Territorial Courts

• Court Statistics Project (NCSC) [page 258]
• State Court Websites (NCSC) [page 258]

(b) Official and Free Sources

• Opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of Arkansas [page 262]
• Oklahoma State Courts Network [page 262]
• Caselaw Access Project [page 262]