Guides: Briefs, Dockets, Oral Arguments and Other Court Documents Research Guide: Oral Arguments

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U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments

Transcripts

Lexis U.S. Supreme Court Transcripts
Coverage begins with 1979-1980 Term.
Westlaw U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Coverage begins with 1990-1991 Term.
U.S. Supreme Court Argument Transcripts
Coverage begins with 1968-1969 Term.
ProQuest Supreme Court Insight
Includes oral arguments for Supreme Court cases.

Audio

Oyez
Full coverage begins in 1961, with selected recordings from the 1950s.
U.S. Supreme Court Argument Audio
Coverage begins with 2010-2011 Term.
National Archives
Recordings of oral arguments since 1955 are available at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland. For information on hours and access to the recordings, call the Sound Recording Division at (301) 713-6790.
May It Please the Court: The Most Significant Oral Arguments Made Before the Supreme Court Since 1955
KF4748 .M39 1993 Audio - 1st floor Media

Video

C-SPAN Supreme Court
Videos in selected judicial proceedings back to 1966.

Microform

The Complete Oral Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States (1953-2015), WMS Media, First Floor, KF 101.9 U542 Micro. Selected arguments 1953-1968, all arguments 1969-2015. Prior to 1969, oral arguments were not regularly transcribed.

Print

Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States, KF101.9 .L3, 1793-2003.
United States Law Week, KF105 .U6, 1940, 1946-2018. Publishes summaries of selected oral arguments. Available online through Bloomberg Law.
Antitrust Law: Major Briefs and Oral Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1955 term-1975 term, KF1641 .A57 1979.

U.S. Courts of Appeals Oral Arguments

Court Websites

1st Circuit Opinions & Oral Arguments
Sign up for an RSS feed of audio recordings.
2nd Circuit Oral Arguments
Audio coverage begins in 2016.
3rd Circuit Oral Argument Recordings
Audio coverage begins in 2000.
4th Circuit Listen to Oral Arguments
Audio coverage begins May 10, 2011.
5th Circuit Oral Argument Recordings
Audio coverage begins May 21, 2008.
6th Circuit Oral Arguments
Audio coverage begins in 2013.
7th Circuit Opinions and Oral Arguments
8th Circuit Oral Arguments
Audio coverage begins in 2000.
9th Circuit Audio and Video
Audio coverage begins in 2000 and video coverage begins in 2014.
10th Circuit Oral Argument Recording Archive
Audio coverage begins in 2018.
11th Circuit Oral Argument Recordings
Audio coverage begins in 2017.
D.C. Circuit Oral Arguments
Audio coverage begins in 2007.
Federal Circuit Listen to Oral Arguments
Audio coverage begins in 2006.

Subscription Databases

Westlaw: Trial Transcripts & Oral Arguments
Oral arguments from selected courts. Coverage begins in 2000. Transcripts of oral arguments heard in the United States Supreme Court are official transcripts. All other oral argument transcripts are unofficial transcripts derived from video or audio recordings of actual oral arguments.
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State & Federal Oral Arguments provided for: U.S. Supreme Court, 7th Circuit, 8th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Florida, Massachusetts
Trial Transcripts & Oral Arguments provided for: California, Delaware, New York, Texas

Guides on Oral Advocacy

Court rules govern court procedures. Different courts have different requirements, so it is important to check the rules of your specific court. For a research guide on court rules, see Federal Court Rules.

Advanced Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy : trials, appeals, and moot court by Michael Murray and Christy DeSanctis
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids ; KF250 .M867 2022
Brief Writing & Oral Argument by Edward D. Re; Joseph R. Re
Call Number: KF251 .R4 2005
Introduction to Advocacy: Research, Writing, and Argument by Alisha Crovetto; Joshua Sekoski
Call Number: KF281.A2 I57 2013
The Little Book on Oral Argument by Alan L. Dworsky
Call Number: KF8870 .D89 2018
Persuasive Written and Oral Advocacy in Trial and Appellate Courts by Michael R. Fontham
Call Number: KF251 .F658 2013
Winning on Appeal: Better Briefs and Oral Argument by Ruggero J. Aldisert
Call Number: KF9050 .A935 2003

Oral Arguments in Dockets

Very occasionally, oral arguments are included as a part of a case docket. Refer back to our section on Dockets for more information on retrieving dockets.

Briefs, Dockets, Oral Arguments and Other Court Documents Research Guide

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U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments

U.S. Courts of Appeals Oral Arguments

Guides on Oral Advocacy

Oral Arguments in Dockets