Judicial Branch Sources
The Judicial Branch interprets and applies the laws set down by the Legislative Branch by hearing and making decisions on legal cases. There are three levels of courts, with the Supreme Court being the highest.
- US Federal CourtsThe official home page for the US Federal Court system.
Court Case Documents and Databases
- HeinOnline U.S. Supreme Court Library
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Full-text searchable database of legal periodicals. Coverage for each periodical is from the beginning issue to the most current allowed under the contract.
- Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new window
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A collection of trials, based on holdings of the law libraries of Harvard, Yale, and the Library of the Bar of the City of New York. Contains trials conducted in England, especially in the earlier time periods.
- United States Statutes at LargeThe United States Statutes at Large is a collection of laws passed by the United States Congress, in chronological order.
- Supreme Court Collection of the Legal Information Institute (LII)Archive of Supreme Court records and decisions