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Finding Legal Cases

This guide explains how to find the text of court cases, explains how to read legal citations and provides links for finding the cases in the library’s print collections and databases.

Important Databases

HeinOnline Academic

Other Databases

Legal Collection
A valuable resource for political science and criminal justice students, this database offers full-text access to scholarly law journals and legal periodicals. It covers topics such as constitutional law, criminal justice, international law, ethics, and legal theory—supporting coursework, policy analysis, and research on legal systems and institutions.

Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center
Search Supreme Court cases by volume or year.
Supreme Court Database
"The Supreme Court Database is the definitive source for researchers, students, journalists, and citizens interested in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Database contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1953 and 2008 terms." - Home page
U.S. Courts of Appeals Cases
Provided by Justia U.S. law

Google Scholar
Select "legal documents" button. Works best if you already know the name of the case you are searching for.