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Supreme Court of the United States Research Guide: Secondary Sources

A guide to locating records and briefs, rules of practice, historical information, and secondary sources relating to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS).

Selected Books on the Supreme Court at the Law Library

Supreme Court Practice by Stephen M. Shapiro; Kenneth Geller; Timothy S. Bishop; Edward A. Hartnett; Dan Himmelfarb
Call Number: KF9057 .S8 2019
ISBN: 9781682675526
Precedent in the United States Supreme Court by Christopher J. Peters (Editor)
Call Number: eBook (UC Only)
ISBN: 940077950X
The Supreme Court by Lawrence Baum
Call Number: KF8742 .B35 2013
ISBN: 1452220964
Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings and Constitutional Change by Paul M. Collins; Lori A. Ringhand
Call Number: KF8742 .C625 2013
ISBN: 1107039703
The Puzzle of Unanimity by Pamela Corley; Amy Steigerwalt; Artemus Ward
Call Number: KF8742 .C675 2013
ISBN: 0804784728
The Failed Promise of Originalism by Frank B. Cross
Call Number: KF4550 .C85 2013
ISBN: 0804783829
Neoconservative Politics and the Supreme Court: Law, Power, and Democracy by Stephen M. Feldman
Call Number: KF8748 .F45 2013
ISBN: 0814764665

Databases

ProQuest Supreme Court Insight (1933-2023) This link opens in a new window
Complete online collection of full opinions from Supreme Court argued cases, including decisions, dockets, oral arguments, joint appendices and amicus briefs. Coverage begins in 1975.
United States Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 This link opens in a new window
Full text and searchable index of U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs.