Research Guides: *Legal Studies: U.S. Supreme Court

Background Information

U.S. Supreme Court Official Reports (HeinOnline)
U.S. Reports 1754-2011, and slip opinions 2002-present.
United States Reports Bound Volumes (1991-)
Opinions, orders, and other materials issued by the Court.

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Enter a citation under "Look up a Legal Case." All opinions, as well as briefs dating back to 1936.

Supreme Court Yearbook
Year-end overviews of Supreme Court terms from 1989-2012; case summaries of every opinion written during each court term; essays on the most significant cases from each year and the trends in each term; useful tables and figures on voting patterns and constitutional law.
SCOTUSblog
Discussion of recent developments in U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence.
Supreme Court Review
Authoritative survey of the implications of the Court's most significant decisions.

Essential Supreme Court Decisions by John R. Vile
Location: Bates Reference KF4547.4 .V55 2010
Published: 2010
Summaries of cases organized by articles and amendments to the Constitution.
United States Supreme Court Decisions: An Index to Excerpts, Reprints, and Discussions by Janousek & Guenther
Location: Bates Reference KF101.6 .G83 1983 & 2001
For research on earlier decision, a bibliography of discussions and excerpts of decisions in journals. In two volumes.

In the CBBCat, look under the subject Judges United States Biography or the name as a subject, e.g., Kennedy, Anthony M., 1936-.

There is online access to nomination hearings held before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1971 - forward). Also see historical nominations list and statistics available from 1789 to present on the U.S. Senate Supreme Court nominations page.

The Justices of the United States Supreme Court, 1789-1995
Location: Bates Reference KF8744 .F75 1995
Analytical biographical essays by legal scholars, with discussions of major opinions and selected bibliographies.
Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1980: An Index to Opinions Arranged by Justice by Blandford & Evans
Location: Bates Reference KF101.6 .B57 1983
For past supreme court justices, a complete list of their opinions.
Biographical Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court by M. Urofsky
Location: Bates Reference KF8744 .B56 2006
Published: 2006
Chief Justiceships of the United States
Location: See link above.
Book series of biographies.

Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, 1789-present This link opens in a new window
Searchable by name, gender, or race.