U.S. Department
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Guide to Federal Court Resources
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U.S. Appellate Courts | District/Bankruptcy Courts | Special Courts | Rules and Procedures | General Federal Resources
U.S. Appellate Courts
Supreme Court | Circuit Courts
U.S. Supreme Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Opinions of the Supreme Court
- Supreme Court Decisions (Legal Information Institute)
- Oyez Multimedia archive of Supreme Court proceedings
- Office of the Solicitor General: Supreme Court Briefs 1982 to present
- Supreme Court Decisions Overruled by Subsequent Decisions (congress.gov)
- Justia US Supreme Court Center
- Supreme Court Center (FindLaw) News, court history, insights, opinions, commentary & analysis, and biographies of Justices.
- Supreme Court Nominations Research Guide (Law Library of Congress)
- Supreme Court Historical Society
- Landmark Supreme Court Cases (Street Law)
- Supreme Court Database (Washington University Law)
Courts of Appeal
General | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | D. C. | Federal
General Information
First Circuit
Serving Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Pattern Jury Instructions
- First Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
- Forms and Instructions
- First Circuit Opinions (FindLaw)
Second Circuit
Serving Connecticut, New York, and Vermont
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Forms and Instructions
- Second Circuit Opinions (FindLaw)
Third Circuit
Serving Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Virgin Islands
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- Model Jury Instructions
- Forms
- Third Circuit Decisions (Villanova University)
- Third Circuit Cases (FindLaw)
Fourth Circuit
Serving Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
Fifth Circuit
Serving Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
Sixth Circuit
Serving Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Forms
- Pattern Jury Instructions
- Sixth Circuit Cases (FindLaw)
- Sixth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Information
Seventh Circuit
Serving Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit J
- Forms, Fees, and Guides
- Pattern Jury Instructions
- Seventh Circuit Court Cases (FindLaw)
Eighth Circuit
Serving Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit
- Model Jury Instructions Builder
- Forms
- Eighth Circuit Court Cases (FindLaw)
Ninth Circuit
Serving Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, and Washington.
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Model Civil Jury Instructions
- Model Criminal Jury Instructions
- Forms
- Ninth Circuit Court Opinions (FindLaw)
- Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel
Tenth Circuit
Serving Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions
- Forms
- U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Tenth Circuit
- Tenth Circuit Opinions (Washburn University School of Law)
- Tenth Circuit Opinions (FindLaw)
Eleventh Circuit
Serving Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- Forms & Information
- Pattern Jury Instructions
- 11th Circuit Court Opinions (FindLaw)
District of Columbia Circuit
Serving the District of Columbia
Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction includes the U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Claims Court and the Court of Veterans' Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Federal Circuit Forms
- Federal Circuit Opinions (FindLaw)
District/Bankruptcy Courts
See Individual States and Territories Pages
Special Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- United States Court of Federal Claims
- United States Court of International Trade
- United States Tax Court
Federal Court Rules and Procedures
** For Federal Local and State Court Rules, see Individual States and Territories Pages **
- Current Rules of Practice & Procedure
- Post Judgment Interest Rate
- United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual and Amendments
- National Federal Court Forms
General Federal Resources
- Federal Courts of the United States (Administrative Office of the United States Courts)
- Corporate Prosecution Registry (Duke Law)
- Federal Court Contacts & CM/EDF Info (Updated quarterly)
- Treatment Courts (DOJ Office of Justice Programs)
- Executive Office for Immigration Review - Find an Immigration Court and Access Internet Based- Hearings
- Federal Trade Commission Decisions
- Securities Class Action Clearinghouse (Stanford Law School)
- Federal Courts Web Archive (Library of Congress)
- Rosenberg Grand Jury Transcripts (National Archives)
- Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal (Harvard Japan Digital Research Center) From the Joseph Berry Keenan Digital Collection
- Nuremburg Trials Project Digital document collection from Harvard Law School
- Constitution of the United States (National Archives)
- Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (GovInfo)