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- Westlaw Campus Research - CasesFilter by jurisdiction (federal, state, etc.) or broad topic (government contracts, environmental law, etc.)
- Westlaw Campus Research - Law Review ArticlesLaw review articles generally include case citations. Searching law review articles may help you identify cases relevant to your research. Filter by jurisdiction, including federal, state, and international, or by broad topic (environmental law, intellectual property, etc.)
Federal Courts and Cases
- 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.
- United States Courts OpinionsSelected Bankruptcy, District, and Appellate Court opinions from April 2004 to present.
- 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.
- 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
- Massachusetts Court Cases - Supreme Judicial and Appeals CourtsHistorical and contemporary cases.
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial CourtSJC makes a variety of resources available to the public, including selected opinions, slip opinions, and advance opinions.
- Massachusetts Trial CourtsIncludes links to the Boston Municipal Court Department and the Housing, Juvenile, Land, District, Probate/Family, and Superior Court Departments.
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