Finding Court Cases: Getting Started

The Chicago-Kent College of Law Oyez Project provides a multimedia archive, including audio records, of the United States Supreme Court. The website allows you to search by date, justice, and topic.

The Uniform Law Commission (ULC, also known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws), established in 1892, provides states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of state statutory law.

The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University maintains an open access guide to uniform commercial codes that are widely adapted by most states.

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights develop laws related to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Foundation addresses current legal concerns such as racial discrimination, torture, enforced disappearances, disabilities, and the rights of women, children, migrants, minorities, and indigenous peoples.

Links to all Virginia courts, which include calendars, dockets and opinions.

Compilation of the laws of Virginia.

Contains information on the upcoming legislative session.

Accessed through the HeinOnline database, Fastcase provides full text access to federal and state level legal cases.

The Guide to Law Online is a detailed collection of links to free online legal materials organized by jurisdiction. Each state or territory guide includes these sections: Introduction, Constitution, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, Legislative Branch, Legal Guides, General Sources.

Locate information and news about federal courts, judgeships, court forms, and locate court cases.

The Legal Information Institute provides links to federal, state and international legal resources, including a dictionary of terms.

From the Library of Congress, use this guide to find sources for federal and state case law. Guides cover key topics as well as federal and state-by-state information.

The National Center for State Courts maintains a state-by-state listing of court dockets.

"PACER allows anyone with an account to search and locate appellate, district, and bankruptcy court case and docket information using PACER Case Locator."