Research Guides: Criminal Justice: Free Legal Research

U.S. Supreme Courts

FindLaw
Browseable by year and U.S. Reports volume number, and searchable by citation, party name, and keyword.
Justia
Browseable by year and U.S. Reports volume number.
Legal Information Institute (LII)
Provides primary legal materials, legal encyclopedia, and the Supreme Court Bulletin.
Library of Congress
Through a 2014 agreement with the publishers Williams S. Hein & Co., the digitized version of the print Untied States Reports are made available by the Library of Congress. Browseable by year, justice and major case topics. Searchable by case title.
Oyez
Oyez (pronounced OH-yay)—a free law project from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII), Justia, and Chicago-Kent College of Law—is a multimedia archive devoted to making the Supreme Court of the United States accessible to everyone.
Public Library of Law
Searchable by citation and keyword. Search can be limited by jurisdiction and date.
Supreme Court
Searchable by citation and keyword. Search can be limited by jurisdiction and date.

Florida Supreme Court Briefs and Opinions
Briefs and opinions from 1960 forward.
Findlaw: Florida Supreme Court Cases
Cases from 1997 forward. Keyword searchable.
Findlaw: Florida District Courts of Appeals Cases
Cases from 1997 forward. Keyword searchable.
FindLaw: State Resources
Find state case law for all 50 states. Coverage varies by state.
Google Scholar
Search for US state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950. Ability to limit search to specific court, such as "Florida Supreme Court."
The Public Law Library
State supreme court and appellate case law for all 50 states. Coverage from 1997 to present.

Florida County Courts
County Court is a trial-level court. It has jurisdiction over civil disputes involving $15,000 or less, and misdemeanor criminal trials.
Florida Circuit Courts
Circuit Courts are the trial courts for civil disputes involving over $15,000, felony criminal offenses, and any other issue not covered by County Court. Cases decided in County Court may be appealed to Circuit Court.
Florida District Courts of Appeal
A case that has been tried in Circuit Court can be appealed to District Court.
Florida Supreme Court
A case that has been heard in District Court can be appealed to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's decision is final.