Research Guides: United States Government Information: Judicial Branch

Resources on the United States Judicial Branch

Nexis Uni
Click on Legal Research to find Federal and state cases. Access limited to authorized UM users (through validated sign-on).
CQ Supreme Court Collection
Supreme Court decisions (with commentary), biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and information on the U.S. Constitution. UM users only.
Argument Transcripts Supreme Court of the United States
PDFs of oral arguments back to 2000. Access open to all Internet users.
LLMC Digital
Includes a United States Judicial collection covering: U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit and District Court Reports, U.S. Courts of Specialized Jurisdiction, Early Federal Nominative Reports, Administrative Publications, and FJC Publications. UM users only
HeinOnline
Law journals (including international), criminal justice journals, Federal Register (1936-2000), Treaties in Force (1932-2004), U.S. Reports (1754-2002), Attorney General Opinions (1791-1982). UM users only.
Landmark US Legal Cases
Landmark Supreme Court cases arranged by topic

Additional sources on the Supreme Court

Oral arguments of the Supreme Court [microform]

Microfiche collection at the Law Library. This collection goes back to 1953. The call number is Microform Room Books C737 O63 S9. The University of Michigan Law Library access policy is available here: http://www.law.umich.edu/library/libinfo/usingthelibrary.htm#access