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Lexis/Nexis Academic Federal and State CasesJurisdictions covered include the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the highest court in each state.
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Lexis/Nexis Academic Law ReviewsLaw review articles generally include case citations. Searching law review articles can help you identify cases relevant to your research.
Federal Courts and Cases
Also see the suggestions in the Best Bets box at the left.
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U.S. Supreme CourtThis site includes texts of recent decisions, the Court docket, argument transcripts, selected opinions, orders, and the Journal from 1993 to present.
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United States Courts OpinionsSelected Bankruptcy, District, and Appellate Court opinions from April 2004 to present.
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U.S. Courts (Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts)Provides links to a variety of federal courts, including the Supreme Court, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Appeals Courts, and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.
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OyezDesigned as a multimedia archive of Supreme Court materials. Recording of Supreme Court cases began in 1955. There are also visual representations of court decisions from 1953 onwards. Brief summaries of earlier cases are available.
Massachusetts Courts and Cases
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Massachusetts Court Cases - Supreme Judicial and Appeals CourtsHistorical and contemporary cases.
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial CourtSJC makes a variety of resources available to the public, including selected opinions, slip opinions, and advance opinions.
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Massachusetts Trial CourtsIncludes links to the Boston Municipal Court Department and the Housing, Juvenile, Land, District, Probate/Family, and Superior Court Departments.
