| Court | Lexis | Westlaw | Bloomberg Law |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Supreme Court, Lawyers Edition | U.S. Supreme Court | Select U.S. Supreme Court |
| U.S. Court of Appeals | U.S. Court of Appeals | U.S. Court of Appeals | Select U.S. Court of Appeals |
| U.S. District Court | District Courts | District Court | Select District Courts |
For free and low cost resources, please consult our Free Sources of Case Law Resarch Guide.
| Publication Title | Call Number of Print | Digital Access for Georgetown Law |
|---|---|---|
| United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court (U.S.) | KF101 .A2 Reading Room (last update at Law Library in 2012), Area 6 on map | HeinOnline, Supreme Court website, Library of Congress website, Caselaw Access Project |
| West's Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.) | KF101 .A32 Reading Room, Area 6 on map | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project |
| United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer's Edition (L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d) | KF101 .A312 Reading Room, Area 6 on map | Lexis, Caselaw Access Project (L. Ed. 2d) |
| The United States Law Week (U.S.L.W., ceased in print Aug. 2018) | KF105 .U6 Reading Room, Area 2 on map | Bloomberg Law |
| West's Federal Reporter (F.3d, F.2d, F.) | KF105 .F42 3d (last updated at Law Library in 2012), KF105 .F42 2d, KF105 .F4 Reading Room, Area 6 on map | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project (F.3d), Caselaw Access Project (F.2d), Caselaw Access Project (F.) |
| West's Federal Supplement, 2014- (F. Supp. 3d), West's Federal Supplement, 1988-2014 (F. Supp. 2d), Federal Supplement, 1933-1988 (F. Supp.) | KF105 .F44 (F. Supp. 2d last updated at Law Library in 2012) Reading Room, Area 2 on map | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project (F. Supp. 3d), Caselaw Access Project (F. Supp. 2d), Caselaw Access Project (F. Supp. 1839-1998) |
| West's Federal Appendix (F. App'x, ceased in print ~2021) | KF105 .F423 (last updated at Law Library in 2012) Reading Room | Cases are reported in Westlaw's Court of Appeals content set, Caselaw Access Project |
| Federal Cases, 1789-1880 (F. Cas.) | KF105 .F2 Reading Room, Area 6 on map | HeinOnline, Caselaw Access Project |
| Federal Rules Service (Fed. R. Serv. 3d (West), Fed. R. Serv. 2d (Callaghan), Fed. R. Serv. (Callaghan)) | KF8830 .F6 (last updated at Law Library in 2018) Stacks | Cases, but not headnotes keyed to Federal Rules, are reported throughout Westlaw's federal case databases. |
| West's Federal Rules Decisions, 1988- ; Federal Rules Decisions, 1938-1988 (F.R.D.) | KF8830 .F5 Closed Stacks South | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project |
Special courts have original jurisdiction over specific subject matter, or were established by Congress under Article I of the Constitution (e.g. the United States Tax Court). Topical reporters include specific types of case case law published in specialty reporters. This list of federal primary sources provides links to the Law Library catalog record for a publication's print edition and access to the publication's digital formats for Law Library patrons.
| Publication Title | Call Number of Print | Digital Access for Georgetown Law |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Cases | ||
| Reports of the United States Tax Court (T.C.) | KF6280 .A2 T35 (1970-) Stacks | Westlaw, Lexis, HeinOnline, Caselaw Access Project |
| TC Memorandum Decisions or Tax Court Memorandum Decisions, 1991 - (T.C.M. (RIA)); 1942-1991 (T.C.M. (P-H)) | KF6324 .A513 (last updated in 2008) Stacks | VitalLaw |
| Tax Court Memorandum Decisions 1942- (T.C.M. (CCH)) | KF6324 .A515 Closed Stacks South (last updated with v.101) | VitalLaw, Lexis |
| Tax Court Memorandum Decisions or T.C. Memo 1942 - ; Board of Tax Appeals Memorandum Decisions 1928-1942 (B.T.A.M. (P-H)) | KF6324 .A513 Stacks (1928-1941) | Westlaw |
| Reports of the United States Board of Tax Appeals, 1924-1942 (B.T.A.) | KF6280 .A2 T3 Closed Stacks South | HeinOnline, LLMC Digital, Caselaw Access Project |
| Standard Federal Tax Reporter (Stand. Fed. Tax Rep. (CCH)) | KF6365 .C58 Reference | VitalLaw, Lexis |
| Bankruptcy Cases | ||
| West's Bankruptcy Reporter (B.R.) | KF1515 .A2 W47 (last updated in 2011) Closed Stacks South | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project |
| International Trade Cases | ||
| United States Court of International Trade Reports, 1980- (Ct. Int'l Trade) | Westlaw, Lexis, HeinOnline, LLMC Digital, Caselaw Access Project | |
| International Trade Reporter Decisions (I.T.R.D. (BNA)), 1980-2018 | KF6655 .A2 I58 Reference | |
| Customs Court Reports, 1938-1980 (Cust. Ct.) | KF6655.A2 U54 Closed Stacks | LLMC Digital, Caselaw Access Project |
| Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1938-1966 (C.C.P.A.); Court of Customs Appeals Reports, 1911-1929 (Ct. Cust.), | KF125 .C65 Reading Room | HeinOnline, LLMC Digital |
| Customs Bulletin and Decisions (Cust. B. & Dec.) | KF6200.5 .A553 Closed Stacks South | HeinOnline, LLMC Digital |
| Federal Claims Cases | ||
| Federal Claims Reporter, 1992- (Fed. Cl.), United States Claims Court Reporter, 1983-1992 (Cl. Ct.) | KF125 .C55 (last updated in 2012) Reading Room | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project (Fed. Cl.) |
| Cases Decided in the Court of Claims or Court of Claims Report, 1863-1982 (Cl. Ct.) | KF125 .C5 Reading Room | HeinOnline, LLMC Digital, Caselaw Access Project (Cl. Ct.) |
| Veterans & Military Cases | ||
| West's Veterans Appeals Reporter (Vet. App.) | KF7705 .A2 W3 (last updated in 2013) Closed Stacks | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project |
| West's Military Justice Reporter (M.J.) | KF7625 .A513 Closed Stacks South | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project |
| Decisions of the United States Court of Military Appeals, 1951-1975 (C.M.A.) | KF7667 .A5 Closed Stacks South | HeinOnline, Caselaw Access Project |
| Court-Martial Reports,1951-1975 (C.M.R.) | KF7625 .A5 Closed Stacks South | HeinOnline, LLMC Digital |
| Native American Cases | ||
| Official Reports of Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court and the District Courts in the Navajo (Navajo Rptr.) | KF8228 .N3 A44 (v.1 - 8) Stacks | Caselaw Access Project |
| West's American Tribal Law Reporter (Am. Tribal Law) | KF8220 .A519 W47 Closed Stacks South | Westlaw, Caselaw Access Project |
| Indian Territory Reports, 1900-1909 | KF112 .I5 Reading Room | HeinOnline, LLMC Digital |
| Others | ||
| The American State Reports, 1888-1911 | KF130 .A4 Reading Room | HeinOnline, LLMC Digital |
Check the topical research guides for treatises and secondary sources on tax law (research and treatise guides), bankruptcy law, international trade law, customs law, military law, and tribal law. For more subject specific case reporters, check the individual topical research guides.
For publications of state case law sources, see our State Legal Research guide and our individual state research guides.
There are many Internet sites that offer the full text of court opinions free of charge.
These sites are best used to access recent decisions when the case name or date is known. Free Internet sources are generally not recommended for subject research because the sites are not comprehensive and subject searching is not as sophisticated.
For a listing of free sources of case law, see our Free and Low Cost Legal Research Guide.