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Find federal cases and decisions
- Opinions of the Supreme CourtThe web site of the Supreme Court of the United States includes the latest opinions as well as grants or denials of certiorari (applications for appeal).
- Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new windowClick on the tab "Federal Materials" and choose "Federal Cases" or one of the Appeals Circuits. Administrative decisions can be found under "Administrative Decisions & Guidance". Resources can be search by citation, party name, full text, etc.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
- US Supreme Court cases on FindLawFindLaw has the searchable full text of Supreme Court cases dating back to 1760.
- OyezOyez presents information on decided Supreme Court cases, including a summary of the facts and opinion, and audio transcripts of arguments.
- LawpipeFree access to case briefs (summaries) of notable cases in federal and state courts, on a variety of legal topics.
- Caselaw Access Project (CAP)The Caselaw Access Project is an initiative to make United States case law available in a human-readable and machine-readable format to facilitate research and analysis. Includes published case law from all states and territories from 1658-2018.
Federal dockets and filings
- PACERPACER provides access to court dockets and filings such as briefs. Individuals must create their own accounts. PACER charges for its service, however fees are waived if the account is less than $15 per quarter (three months).
- RECAP archiveThe RECAP Archive is an open collection of case decisions and filings. RECAP is browser extension for Firefox and Chrome that archives documents viewed during a PACER search, and makes them available for free.
- Justia Dockets and FilingsProvides dockets and some filings for U.S. federal district courts and federal courts of appeal from 2004.
- DocketBird This link opens in a new windowDocketBird is a repository of federal court cases, dockets, and documents. Link goes to page with UMass Amherst account login information.DocketBird has decided to make its services 100% free for law school libraries, university libraries, and public libraries. If you do not have a NetID and want to use this resource, please contact Lisa Di Valentino (ldivalentino@umass.edu).
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