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Supreme Court of the United States
This is the official Supreme Court web site and includes information about the courts, dockets, opinions, bar admission, and court rules.
U.S. Courts
Maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Includes information about the U.S. Courts and links to:
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Courts of Appeal
  • U.S. District Courts

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Lexis-Nexis Academic
BGSU subscribes to this database so it is available to BGSU users only
Search for Supreme Court Decisions, appellate and state supreme court cases as well as a host of legal resources such as law journals, news articles, etc. on Lexis-Nexis.
Findlaw
This comprehensive legal site contains not only Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Court cases but a host of additional legal resources, including links to government sites, law schools, court directories, foreign and international resources, legal organizations, and much more.
FindLaw's searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions 1893 to the present(U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: US Reports 150-, 1893-). Browsable by year and US Reports volume number and searchable by citation, case title and full text.

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U.S. Supreme Court Decisions:

Citation Search
U.S.e.g. 410 U.S. 113
Title Search
e.g. Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court Decisions, 1990+ (via Cornell)
Full text of decisions, 1990 to present
Selected historic decisions
Search by subject, keyword, or party

Guides to Legal Resources

Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute
A terrific guide to a host of legal resources and links including:
  • Constitutions and Codes
  • Court Opinions
  • Directories
  • Federal and State Statutory Law
  • And lots more
Internet Law Library
Pritchard Law Webs site includes the former Internet Law Library which was maintained by the U.S. House of Representatives. It contains a wide range of links and search capabilities.
Jurist: The Legal Education Network
Hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law.
Includes links to legal news, research, law schools, scholarships, and more.
The Virtual Chase: A Research Site for Legal Professionals
Created by the Health Science Library Consortium (HSLC)
Guide to legal research with links to cases and opinions.
Includes strategies for searching legal resources.
Washburn University School of Law
Wide array of tools and links to law resources including information about bar exams, law schools, state and appellate courts, federal courts, and guides.

U.S. Court of Appeals Opinions

State Courts and Legal Resources

Legal Information Institute The Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School (LII) has created a wonderful site which provides links to each of the fifty states legal resources including:

  • Constitutions
  • Statutes
  • Legislative Information
  • Court cases
Search the United States Code
Created by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel which prepares and publishes the United States Code--a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
U.S. Constitution from GPO Access
Analysis and Interpretation. Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Constitution (LII)
Mounted at the The Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School.

Additional Resources

Famous Trials
Created and maintained by Doug Linder, Professor of Law.
Mounted at University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School.
Primary documents and resources that cover a wide range of well-known trials such as:
  • The Scopes Monkey Trial
  • My Lai Court Martials
  • Chicago Seven Conspiracy
  • President Andrew Johnson Impeachment
  • Amistad Trials
  • Sacco-Vanzetti Trail
  • O J Simpson Trial

 

 
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