Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases/Resources

There are a variety of resources available to members of this WikiProject!

Page elements and indices

 * /Lists/ – a comprehensive list of U.S. Supreme Court case-related lists
 * /Categories/ – a comprehensive list of U.S. Supreme Court case-related categories
 * /Templates/ – a comprehensive list of U.S. Supreme Court case-related templates
 * Popular pages – a list of U.S. Supreme Court case-related pages ranked according to their view count (updated monthly)

Guides

 * /Article creation guide/
 * Style guide

Tools and scripts

 * User:MZMcBride/scotus.js – a small script that adds a gavel icon to the WikiEditor toolbar to easily insert Infobox SCOTUS case into the edit area

Pro-tips

 * A United States Reports case citation (e.g., "123 U.S. 456") is not a unique identifier for a case. It's a unique identifier for most cases, but for some older cases, there were sometimes multiple cases on a single page. So be careful about this. One day we'll have a category or a link to where you can find ambiguous case citations. One day.
 * Lexis or WestLaw or whatever are the best sources of information about a case. Usually any university will have access to the academic version, which will always include U.S. Supreme Court cases (and usually other federal appeals court cases as well). If you know someone who's currently enrolled in a university (even part-time), talk to them. Remote access to these services is almost always possible (encouraged, even).
 * If you need an argue date or decision date for a case in volume 2 to volume 107, you can try this report from the U.S. Supreme Court ("datesofdecisions.pdf").

External

 * FindLaw: useful for researching information on a case, particularly modern cases
 * Legal Information Institute: a project by Cornell University Law School and a decent source for opinions
 * The Oyez Project: a comprehensive directory of U.S. Supreme Court information that indexes many primary documents related to modern cases, including audio files of oral arguments
 * U.S. Reports volumes 1–542: provided by HeinOnline and includes both PDF and text formats
 * The Supreme Court Database: a project by Washington University School of Law
 * U.S. Reports volumes 1–542: provided by the Library of Congress and available as PDFs

Reading list

 * "Money Unlimited" from The New Yorker – discusses Citizens United