Federal Case Law resource page with links to court rules, district courts, legal news, Supreme Court decisions, Supreme Court Justice's biographies, US Court of Appeals Opinions, and US Court administration.
- Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP for the 5th Circuit)
- Cases before the Circuit are governed by a combination of the Circuit's Local Rules Ninth and the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP), which apply in all of the nation's 13 Circuit Courts.
- Federal Rules of Evidence (Cornell)
- These rules govern the introduction of evidence in proceedings, both civil and criminal, in Federal courts. While they do not apply to suits in state courts, the rules of many states have been closely modeled on these provisions.
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Cornell)
- These rules govern the conduct of all civil actions brought in Federal district courts. While they do not apply to suits in state courts, the rules of many states have been closely modeled on these provisions.
- History of the Judiciary Biographical directory of U.S. Justices (federal) from 1789 to the present.
- Supreme Court Decisions Cornell University
- Cornell began acquiring information about cases at
the point where they first appear in the regular order lists issued by the
court. This includes information on cert. grants and denials, amici, and
on cases the court agrees to hear, ultimately, a summary of the question
or questions presented. Database coverage goes back to the beginning of
the October 1998 term.
- Supreme Court Oral Arguments
- "A listing of featured audio resources on Oyez."
- U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975
- The file consists of over 7,000 Supreme Court opinions dating from 1937 through 1975, from volumes 300 through 422 of U.S. Reports.
This file had previously been determined to be exempt from release under
the Freedom of Information Act by the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California. That decision was not appealed. Nonetheless, the
Air Force has agreed as a matter of discretion to release these materials.
