Court Related Resorces
The Internet contains a wealth of resources related to the United States Supreme Court, constitutional law, and the judicial process. The list below includes some of the most helpful sites.
The U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/index.html
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
State and Lower Federal Court Decisions
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/cases.html
Judicial Branch Resources
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
The Federal Judicial Center
(This online reference contains "The History of the Federal Judiciary" plus a biographical database of federal judges since 1789.)
http://www.fjc.gov
National Center for State Courts
http://www.ncsconline.org/
Oyez Oyez Oyez
(Supreme Court Multimedia Database, including oral arguments)
http://www.oyez.org/
Federal Judiciary Home Page
(Maintained by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, this site provides the text of both current and back issues of The Third Branch newsletter, various reports and other publications, and press releases.)
http://www.uscourts.gov/
The Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation
(published by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/usconst.html
American Bar Association's LAWlink
(This is a depository of links to dozens of law-related sites.)
http://www.abanet.org/lawlink/
Law & Politics Book Review
(This electronic journal is the best single source for timely reviews of recent books on constitutional law, the Supreme Court, and the judicial process generally.)
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/
Medill School of Journalism’s "On the Docket"
(This online reference contains, among other things, information about pending and recently decided Supreme Court cases.)
http://docket.medill.northwestern.edu/
Fedstats
(This site facilitates location and access to statistics collected and disseminated by more than 70 agencies of the federal government.)
http://www.fedstats.gov
FirstGov
(This general purpose official site promises "to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources," including the judiciary.)
http://www.firstgov.gov
United States Code
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
Congressional Record
http://thomas.loc.gov/
http://www.loc.gov
Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
SCOTUSblog
In operation since 2002, this comprehensive private site provides day-to-day coverage of business at the Supreme Court.
http://www.scotusblog.com
The U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/index.html
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
State and Lower Federal Court Decisions
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/cases.html
Judicial Branch Resources
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
The Federal Judicial Center
(This online reference contains "The History of the Federal Judiciary" plus a biographical database of federal judges since 1789.)
http://www.fjc.gov
National Center for State Courts
http://www.ncsconline.org/
Oyez Oyez Oyez
(Supreme Court Multimedia Database, including oral arguments)
http://www.oyez.org/
Federal Judiciary Home Page
(Maintained by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, this site provides the text of both current and back issues of The Third Branch newsletter, various reports and other publications, and press releases.)
http://www.uscourts.gov/
The Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation
(published by the U.S. Government Printing Office)
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/usconst.html
American Bar Association's LAWlink
(This is a depository of links to dozens of law-related sites.)
http://www.abanet.org/lawlink/
Law & Politics Book Review
(This electronic journal is the best single source for timely reviews of recent books on constitutional law, the Supreme Court, and the judicial process generally.)
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/lpbr/
Medill School of Journalism’s "On the Docket"
(This online reference contains, among other things, information about pending and recently decided Supreme Court cases.)
http://docket.medill.northwestern.edu/
Fedstats
(This site facilitates location and access to statistics collected and disseminated by more than 70 agencies of the federal government.)
http://www.fedstats.gov
FirstGov
(This general purpose official site promises "to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources," including the judiciary.)
http://www.firstgov.gov
United States Code
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
Congressional Record
http://thomas.loc.gov/
http://www.loc.gov
Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
SCOTUSblog
In operation since 2002, this comprehensive private site provides day-to-day coverage of business at the Supreme Court.
http://www.scotusblog.com