C O U R T  I N F O R M A T I O N  -  F E D E R A L




I. COURT DECISIONS

A. Searchable Sites for Case Law

  1. Google Scholar for searching Case Law  (You may search the case case from all federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, the Second Department, EDNY, NDNY, SDNY, WDNY, and Bankruptcy Courts.  Case law from the New York State Court of Appeals, Appellate Divisions and Appellate Terms from 1950 to the present may also be searched.)

B. Case Law From Individual Courts

  1. United States Supreme Court Opinions  :  Google Scholar Case Law Search
  2. Second Circuit Decisions (searchable, 2008-present)  :   Google Scholar Case Law Search
  3. Eastern District of New York Opinions  :  Google Scholar Case Law Search
  4. Northern District of New York Opinions from Google Scholar
  5. Southern District of New York Opinions of Interest  :  Google Scholar Case Law Search
  6. Western District of New York Opinions from Google Scholar
  7. Bankruptcy Court Opinions:  EDNY :  NDNY  :  SDNY  :  WDNY  ;  Google Scholar Case Law Search

II. COURT RULES

A. General Federal Court Rules

  1. Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (from Legal Information Institute)
  2. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (from Legal Information Institute)
  3. Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (from Legal Information Institute)
  4. Federal Rules of Evidence (from Legal Information Institute)
  5. Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (from Legal Information Institute)

B. Local Rules of Federal Courts Located in New York State

  1. Second Circuit Rules
  2. Local Rules of the United States District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  3. Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
  4. Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
  5. Bankruptcy Court Local Rules  :  EDNY  :  NDNY  :  SDNY  :  WDNY  

III. CASE INFORMATION (DOCKETS)

  1. United States Supreme Court Docket Search
  2. PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records):  Case and docket information online from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts.  PACER is a fee bases system, but, in our opinion, the fees are reasonable.

IV. RECORDS & BRIEFS

  1. United States Supreme Court Briefs:  Merits Briefs from the ABA website (2003-present);  selected briefs from FIndlaw (1999-2007);  Briefs filed by the Solicitor General (1982-present)
  2. United State Court of Appeals Records and Briefs, see:  PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records):  Case and docket information online from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts.  PACER is a fee bases system, but, in our opinion, the fees are reasonable.          

V. ORAL ARGUMENT

  1. United Stated Supreme Court Oral Argument Archives:  Transcripts (2000-present); Audio (2010-present); Audio from Oyez.org (1956-present)

VI. JURY INSTRUCTIONS
  
  1. Federal Jury Instructions for the federal courts located in New York State are not available online.  However, the jury instructions found in the Federal Jury Instructions Resource Page may be helpful.

VII. COURT FORMS
    
  1. Second Circuit Forms and Instructions
  2. Eastern District of New York (U.S. District Court) Forms
  3. Northern District of New York (U.S. District Court) Forms
  4. Southern District of New York (U.S. District Court) Forms
  5. Western District of New York (U.S. District Court) Forms

VIII. JUDGES

  1. Biographical Directory of Federal Judges by the Federal Judicial Center

IX. COURT LOCATIONS

  1. Federal Court Locator