To Find Supreme
Court Cases:
FindLaw: This search engine allows you to
search for Supreme Court Cases by citation,
party name, or full text search:
For citation
searches, enter the US Reporter
cite.
For Party name
searches: enter the name of one of
the parties. For this type of search enter
the party with the most unique name in order
to reduce the number of documents you get
back.
Use the full text
search if you do not have a cite or
party name. Use this feature just as you
would any search engine. For example if you
want cases dealing with sexual harassment ,
enter "sexual harassment."
To Find Federal
Circuit Court Cases:
Emory Law Library Federal
Courts Finder: This site contains links to the
Federal Circuit Courts. The amount of
information available varies with the Circuit
Court. You must go to the individual Circuit
Courts to search for cases.
Directions:
On the map, double-click on the circuit you
wish to search. Once you reach the homepage
of the circuit court, scroll down to the page
until you find the case search feature.
Double-click on the case search feature and
follow the directions included on the page
for searching. If you don't find a "case
search" button try the
"opinion" or "opinion
archive"button.
To Find Federal
District Court Cases:
FindLaw: Federal District
Courts:
This site is an index of the Federal District
Courts. Not all Federal District
Courts are available. You must go to
the individual District Courts to search for
cases. Not all District Courts will
give you the ability to search their sites.
Directions:
When you have reached the FindLaw Federal
District Court Page scroll down the page
until you see the header "Federal
District Courts." You'll see an
alphabetical listing of states and the states
with available links to the Federal District
Courts are in blue. Once you've reached the
District Court homepage, look for the case
search feature and begin your search. If you
can't find the "case search"
button, look for the "opinion" or
"opinion archive" button.
To Find State Cases
and Codes:
WWW Virtual Law Library:
State Governments: This site is an index of State
Government Servers. The amount of information
varies with the state. You must got to the
individual state server to begin your search.
Not all State sites will give you the
ability to search.
Directions:
When you are at this page click on the first
letter of the state's name. There will be a
list of available sites for that state. For
example, if you want Florida Supreme Court
Cases hit "F" for Florida and
double click on Florida Supreme Court. It
will take you to the Florida Supreme Court
homepage.
To Find Law
Journals:
WWW Virtual Law Library:Law
Journals:
This site is
an index of the law journals available on the
WWW. Not all Journals may be
available. You must go to the
individual law journal before you can begin
your search.
Directions:
When you are at this page click on the first
letter of the school's name. For example, if
you want the Cornell Law Review, click on
"C" for Cornell and look for the
Cornell Law Review link. Double click and it
will take you to the Cornell Law Review to
begin your search. Once you are at the Law
Review site look for the search archive
feature.
