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United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition (Lawyers Co-Operative): Summaries of attorneys' briefs for selected U.S. Supreme Court decisions are published in United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition. Beginning with Lawyers' Edition, Second Series, briefs of counsel are printed in a separate section at the end of each bound volume. KF101.A313 LLRR (row 31)
Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States: Constitutional Law (University Publications of America): This ongoing publication reprints the records, briefs and arguments for selected major constitutional cases. KF101.8 .K87 (LLRR row 41A)
Antitrust Law: Major Briefs and Oral Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1955 Term - 1975 Term (University Publications of America): The "Table of Cases" for this set is available at the Law Library Reading Room Reference Service Desk. KF1640 .A68 1979
Records and Briefs - Paper
| 1832 - 1853 | Records only; between 1832- 1853, the U.S. Supreme Court was required to print only the transcripts of records for a case. |
| 1854 - present | Records and Briefs available; call number is S. CT. Records & Briefs or KF101.9.R43 |
| Beginning with decisions contained in volume with the note "Records & Briefs." Title: United States Reports citation (i.e., 423 U.S. 61) | |
| The Law Library receives paper Records and Briefs approximately one week after submitted to the Supreme Court and they are bound when the U.S. Reports volume is published. Unbound Records and Briefs from the three to four most recent terms are located behind the LLRR Service Desk and are organized by docket number. |
Records and Briefs - Microform
| 1832 - 1915 | Microform (Scholarly Resources) 1832-1869: Full opinion cases only 1870-1915: All cases Call number: LL-043 |
| Between 1832 and 1860, Records and Briefs are organized by term of decision and docket number. The first volume of each term contains an alphabetical table of cases. Between 1871-1915 (through volume 241 of U.S. Reports) Records and Briefs are organized by U.S. Reports citation | |
| 1916 - 1972 | Microfiche (Microcard Editions) 1916-1955: Full opinion cases only 1956-1972: All cases Call number: 93/10014 (LL) |
| 1974 - 1983 | Microfiche (Bureau of National Affairs) 1974: Full opinion cases only 1975-1983: All cases Call number: 93/10014 (LL) |
| 1984 - 1988 | Microfiche (Congressional Information Service) All cases Organized by docket number Call number: 93/10014 (LL) |
| 1992 - present | Microfiche (Microform Inc.) All cases Organized by docket number Call number: 93/10014 (LL) |
Oral Arguments
| Paper | 1977/1978 Term (1979 - present) |
| The Law Library receives oral argument s approximately one year after a case has been decided. This collection is fairly complete. Title: Official Transcript Proceedings before the Supreme Court of the United States. Include the term of the decision & docket number on the request slip. Call number: KF101.9.I5 | |
| Microform | 1969 - 1982 Microfiche is organized by term and then by docket number Call number: 85/10002 (LL) |
Other Resources
Oral Arguments (U.S. Supreme Court) - includes Transcripts and Recordings of Oral Arguments (PDF, 130KB)
Where to Find Briefs of the Supreme Court of the U.S. (PDF, 94KB) (U.S. Supreme Court) - includes
Oyez Project (external link) (Northwestern University) - Includes oral arguments of U.S. Supreme Court constitutional law cases; available online, requiring Real Player software.
Guide to Law Online: U.S. Judiciary (U.S. Law Library of Congress)
Last Updated: 08/08/2012
