U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
- Opinions (1991- ) via Court website
- Opinions (1760- ) via FindLaw
- Opinions (1790- ) via LexisNexis Academic
U.S. Reports -- Only the printed bound volumes of the United States Reports contain the final, official opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States. In case of discrepancies between a bound volume and any other version of the same materials, whether print or electronic, official or unofficial--the printed bound volume controls. For bound volumes in SSH, see the library catalog.
- 1754-2003 via Library of Congress
- 1998-2012 via Supreme Court
Supreme Court Nominations - guide to Congressional hearings and CRS reports available in ProQuest Congressional. Only nominees for whom hearings were held are listed; for most nominees prior to 1916, no hearings were held.
Supreme Court Nominations: CRS Reports - additional CRS reports, provided by the Federation of American Scientists
Case Law
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Federal Court OpinionsAccess to opinions from selected U.S. appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts. Incomplete content, dating back to April 2004.
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Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh: Records and Other Information
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The Brett Kavanaugh FilesDocuments from NARA, the Bush Library, and the Senate Judiciary Committee uploaded to DocumentCloud by Muckrock.com.
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"Committee Confidential" documentsSenate Judiciary Committee documents released to the public by Senator Cory Booker.
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Correspondence between NARA and CongressLetters to and from Senate Judiciary Committee.
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CRS Insight: Records, Papers, Decisions: Kavanaugh Records and the Presidential Records ActPrepared by the Congressional Research Service, Aug. 27, 2018.
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CRS Report: Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh: His Jurisprudence and Potential Impact on the Supreme CourtReport prepared by the Congressional Research Service, Aug. 21, 2018.
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DocumentCloudThis link runs a "text: Brett Kavanaugh text:FOIA" search in DocumentCloud. Most of these are documents obtained by reporters via the Freedom of Information Act. Additional limiters can be added to focus a search.
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Emails Obtained via FOIA (BuzzFeed)Emails provided to BuzzFeed from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). Represent 230 pages of emails regarding Kavanaugh’s communications with the head of OLC or his deputy.
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Emails Obtained via FOIA (Jason Leopold)Emails provided to Jason Leopold from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC).
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FBI Vault - Kavanaugh Supplemental Background Investigation and Related Tip RecordsTips and comments sent to the FBI, released 5/6/19 in response to FOIA lawsuit.
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Kavanaugh Work Files: Records of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. StarrKavanaugh files from service as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr from September 6, 1994 until November 20, 1997 and again from April 27, 1998 until December 1, 1998.
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Library of Congress: Kavanaugh resourcesCitations and links to books & articles by/about Kavanaugh; notable opinions; Congressional material; and web resources.
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National Archives Main PageGeneral description of the records in NARA’s holdings related to Judge Kavanaugh.
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Records from G.W. Bush Presidential LibraryKavanaugh files from service in the White House Counsel's Office and the White House Office of the Staff Secretary under the Administration of President George W. Bush.
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Senate Judiciary Commitee FilesKavanaugh's submitted questionnaire and related material. (Click "more" to see content of available appendices). Also, letters received by Judiciary Committee.
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Witness List and StatementsPrepared hearing statements from Judiciary Committee members, Judge Kavanaugh, and witnesses.