Research Guides: Researching US Supreme Court Cases: Home

Finding Case Law

To find US case law, your best bet is to search NexisUni (formerly LexisNexis).

Nexis Uni
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Find legal cases, news, and other resources

NexisUni includes:

United States Supreme Court Cases
Federal, State, and Tribal Court Cases
Briefs, Pleadings, and Motions
- US Supreme Court
- Some US Federal Courts and state courts
Shepard's Citations
- Find decisions that cite your case
- Look for decisions that have overturned or affirmed a case

Caselaw Access Project
Search all official, book-published United States case law (federal and state) through 2018 — every volume designated as an official report of decisions by a court within the United States. (See: scope limits)
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Includes: all state courts, federal courts, and territorial courts for American Samoa, Dakota Territory, Guam, Native American Courts, Navajo Nation, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Simon Elichko
Social Sciences & Data Librarian
McCabe Library 114
selichk1@swarthmore.edu

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