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OVERVIEW

• About the Supreme Court (U.S. Supreme Court)
• History of the Federal Judiciary (Federal Judiciary Center)
• Understanding the Federal Courts (U.S. Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) offers a structured introduction to the U.S. federal court system; discusses the relationship between the U.S. federal court system and the various states
• U.S. Supreme Court (Cornell Legal Information Institute, Supreme Court Collection)
• JURIST Legal News: U.S. Supreme Court (JURIST, The Legal Education Network)

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U.S. SUPREME COURT

• Supreme Court - Opinions (U.S. Supreme Court) October 2001 Term-
  includes: Information about Opinions, Where to Obtain Supreme Court Opinions (PDF) and Sliplists
• FLITE: Supreme Court Decisions (FedWorld) 1937-1975
  Prepared from Volumes 300-422 of U.S. Reports
• LII: Supreme Court Collection (Cornell Legal Information Institute) 1990 -
  Searchable; HTML with PDF options
• LII: Supreme Court Collection: Historic Decisions (Cornell Legal Information Institute) Over 610 "historic" decisions
• FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions (FindLaw) 1893-
  Searchable; citation, party names, and full text

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U.S. COURTS OF APPEALS

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
  • Daily Log (U.S. Courts) current 90 days
  • Opinions (Georgetown University Law Library) August 1995-
  • Opinions (Emory University School of Law) August 1995-August 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) September 1997-
  • Opinions (Georgetown University Law Center) March 1995-
• U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts)
  • Opinions (Emory University School of Law) November 1995-July 2001
  • Jurisdiction: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts)
  • Opinions (Touro Law Center) January 1995-March 2003
  • Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New York, and Vermont
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts)
  • Opinions (Villanova University School of Law Library) May 1994-November 2004
  • Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Virgin Islands
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) January 1, 1996-
  • Opinions (Emory University School of Law) January 1995-May 2001
  • Jurisdiction: Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) 1992-
  • Opinions (FindLaw) July 1997-
  • Jurisdiction: Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and, previously, the U.S. Canal Zone
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) 1994-
  • Opinions (Emory University School of Law) January 1995-June 1999
  • Jurisdiction: Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) 1987, 1988, 1989-
  • Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) current day
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) October 1995-
  • Jurisdiction: Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) January 1995-
  • Jurisdiction: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the North Mariana Islands
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) published opinion information
  • Opinions (Washburn University Law School) October 1, 1997-
  • Opinions (Emory University School of Law) August 1995-October 1997
  • Jurisdiction: Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) 1994-
  • Opinions (Emory University School of Law) November 1994-March 2003
  • Jurisdiction: Alabama, Florida, and Georgia

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U.S. DISTRICT COURTS

• U.S. Courts - Links (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)
• LII: Federal Law Materials - U.S. District Courts (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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SPECIAL JURISDICTION

• U.S. Court of Appeals for Armed Forces
  • Opinions and Digest (U.S. Courts) October 1, 1996-
• U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
  • Opinions / docket number search 1989-
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • Opinions (U.S. Courts) July 3, 1997-
• U.S. Court of International Trade
  • Slip Opinions (U.S. Courts) September 9, 1999-
• U.S. Tax Court
  • Today's Opinions (U.S. Tax Court)
  • Historical Opinions (U.S. Tax Court) January 1, 1999-

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FEDERAL COURT PROCEDURE

• Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (U.S. House. Committee on the Judiciary) PDF; 108th Cong., 2d Sess.; December 31, 2004; Committee Print No. 5
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (U.S. House. Committee on the Judiciary) PDF; 108th Cong., 2d Sess.; December 31, 2004; Committee Print No. 6
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Cornell Legal Information Institute) HTML
• Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (U.S. House. Committee on the Judiciary) PDF; 108th Cong., 2d Sess.; December 31, 2004; Committee Print No. 7
• Federal Rules of Evidence (U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary) PDF; 108th Cong., 2d Sess.; December 31, 2004; Committee Print No. 8
• Federal Rules of Evidence (Cornell Legal Information Institute) in HTML

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MISCELLANEOUS

• Federal Judiciary Center provides additional links to court-related Web sites
• Information USA: Judicial Branch (U.S. Dept. of State)
• Judicial Branch Resources (GPO Access)
• LII: Federal Law Materials - Judicial Opinions (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
• U.S. Courts (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) includes links
• U.S. Federal Courts Finder  (Emory University School of Law) provides a map and text links to online collections of decisions of the courts of the U.S. federal system described above