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7
Covering
the Courts: Resources
By
Maurice Possley
Court-Related Websites
Federal court records: http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov/
U.S. Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage
U.S. Courts: http://www.uscourts.gov/
State by state:
Alabama: http://www.alacourt.com/
Alaska: http://www.appellate.courts.state.ak.us/
http://orca.courts.state.ak.us/names/
Arizona: http://www.supreme.state.az.us/publicaccess/default.htm
Arkansas: http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/opinions.html
California: http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/
Colorado: http://www.cocourts.com/
Connecticut: http://www.jud2.state.ct.us/civil_inquiry/
Delaware: http://www.municipalcourt.org:81/connection/court/index.xsp?disclaimer=accept
District of Columbia: http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/index.jsp
Florida: https://www.myfloridacounty.com/services/officialrecords_intro.shtml
Georgia: http://www.gasupreme.us
Hawaii: http://www.courts.state.hi.us/index.jsp
Idaho: http://www.isc.idaho.gov
Illinois: http://www.judici.com/
http://www.state.il.us/court/
http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/index.htm
Indiana: http://www.in.gov/judiciary/supreme
Iowa: http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/online_records/
Kansas: http://www.accesskansas.org/government/courts-corrections.html
Kentucky: http://www.kycourts.net
Lousiana: http://www.lasc.org
Maine: http://www.courts.state.me.us
Maryland: http://www.courts.state.md.us/dialup.html
Massachusetts: http://www.ma-appellatecourts.org/search.php
Michigan: http://www.courts.michigan.gov
Minnesota: http://www.courts.state.mn.us
Mississippi: http://www.mssc.state.ms.us
Missouri: http://www.osca.state.mo.us
Montana: http://www.lawlibrary.state.mt.us/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-79
Nebraska: http://court.nol.org
Nevada: http://court.nol.org
New Hampshire: http://www.courts.state.nh.us
New Jersey: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/supreme
New Mexico: http://www.nmcourts.com/newface/clookup/disclaim.html
New York: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/home.htm
http://portal.courts.state.ny.us/pls/portal30/cms_dev.attorney_court_schedules.show
North Carolina: http://www.nccourts.org
North Dakota: http://www.court.state.nd.us
Ohio: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us
Oklahoma: http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/casesearch.asp
Oregon: http://www.ojd.state.or.us/index.htm
Pennsylvania: http://www.courts.state.pa.us/
http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/WebDocketSheets/WebDocketSheets.aspx
Rhode Island: http://www.courts.state.ri.us/default.htm
South Carolina: http://www.judicial.state.sc.us
South Dakota: http://www.sdjudicial.com
Tennessee: http://www.tsc.state.tn.us
Texas: http://www.state.tx.us/category.jsp?language=eng&categoryId=6.3
Utah: http://www.utcourts.gov/opinions
Vermont: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/default.aspx
http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/Resources/docs/Opinions.htm
Virginia: http://www.courts.state.va.us/main.htm
Washington: http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/index.cfm
West Virginia: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/default.htm
Wisconsin: http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl
Wyoming: http://courts.state.wy.us
Pay Services
http://www.findlaw.com
http://www.legaldockets.com/
This site (http://www.courtaccess.org)
states that it is “an information clearinghouse on the topic
of public access to court records and the current debate on privacy
concerns that arise as courts improve and expand their court information
systems and put more information on the Internet.”
Organizational Resources
Sites that may be helpful or provide inspiration
for looking for similar organizations in other states:
Expert witnesses: http://www.expertlaw.com/index.html
Prosecutorial misconduct: http://www.publicintegrity.org/pm/
Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board: http://www.state.il.us/jib/default.htm
Innocence Project: http://www.innocenceproject.org/
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: http://www.nacdl.org
National Legal Aid & Defender Association: http://www.nlada.org/Member_Svcs/Publications/Directory/
National District Attorneys Association: http://www.ndaa.org/index.html
National Institute of Corrections: http://www.nicic.org/
National Institute of Justice: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
State bar associations: http://www.palidan.com/statebar.htm
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse: http://trac.syr.edu/
(data on federal prosecutions)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service: http://www.ncjrs.org/
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
American Prosecutors Research Institute: http://www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/
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