Principles of Legal Research (4th ed. 2025)

Chapter 13. Other Court Information

§ 13.1  Court Rules

(a) Federal Rules

• Forms & Rules (U.S. Courts) [page 290]
• Federal Rules (Legal Information Institute) [page 290]
• U.S. Code (OLRC) [page 290]
• U.S. Supreme Court Filing and Rules [page 292]
• U.S. Sentencing Commission [page 292]
• Sentencing Law and Policy [page 293]

(b) State Rules

• National Center for State Courts [page 294]

§ 13.2  Case Records

(a) Dockets

• U.S. Supreme Court Docket Search [page 295]
• PACER [page 295]
• National Archives Court Records [page 297]

(b) Appellate Briefs and Records

• Index to the Appellate Case Files of the Supreme Court, 1792-1908 [page 298-99]
• Supreme Court Briefs (Office of the Solicitor General) [page 299, note 23]
• Free and Fee-Based Appellate Court Briefs Online [page 300, note 24]

(c) Oral Arguments and Transcripts of Proceedings

• Oyez [page 301]
  • About the Audio [page 301, note 29]

§ 13.3  Information on Courts and Judges

(b) Directories

• Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-Present [page 305]