Subject Guides: Law: Court Case Information: U.S. Federal Courts

U.S. Federal Courts Library Databases

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides access to various databases, including current news, business information, company directories, federal and state laws, regulations, legal cases, etc.
Westlaw This link opens in a new window
WestlawNext is a online legal research tool that includes: Decisions and case law from the courts of all 50 states and the federal courts in addition to over a million unpublished cases; Laws from all 50 states and federal statutes as published in the United States Code Annotated; Federal regulations published in the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations; American Law Reports; American Jurisprudence 2d; and law review and legal journal articles.

Court web site links for all U.S. federal courts
PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records)
Available to all but one must first register to establish an account. Note: users will need to pay 10 cents/page for access to court documents with a cap of $3.00 per single document.
Federal Reporter
First through Third Series (1880- present) is freely available and Federal Cases (1789-1880)

Ask for assistance at the RBD Help Desk, Second Floor, for assistance in locating these volumes.

Federal Reporter

1880 - 1924 (Ist. Series) located in Closed Stacks under call number KF 133 .F5

1925 - 1993 (2nd. Series) located under call number KF 133 .F52

1993 - 2003 (3rd. Series) located under call number KF 133 .F52

Federal Cases (Covers 1789-1880 in one thirty-volume set)

Vol. 1-30 located in Closed stacks under call number KF 133 .F42

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Subjects: History, Military Science, Political Science