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A Union List of Appellate Court Records and Briefs by Michael Whiteman; Peter Scott Campbell
Call Number: Reference Office KF105.9 .W49 2017
ISBN: 9780837740652
Publication Date: 2nd ed, 2017
The Union List is also available online on HeinOnline. An invaluable resource for locating federal and state appellate court records and briefs. Especially hard to find records that may not be available from online sources.
The Manual to Public Records Online by Michael Sankey; Cynthia Hetherington
Call Number: Reference Office JK468.P76 S26x 2013
ISBN: 1889150606
Publication Date: 2013-07-16
See chapter 4, "Court Records" pages 55-65. Covers state, local and Native American courts.

Subscription & Fee-Based Sources

Bloomberg Law This link opens in a new window
Bloomberg Law's Dockets section offers access to court documents and docket information for selected state courts (coverage varies).
Lexis This link opens in a new window
Lexis offers several collections of state court case documents including briefs, motions and pleadings. Coverage varies by state.
Westlaw This link opens in a new window
WestlawNext offers various collections of state court case documents including briefs, motions and pleadings. Trial transcripts and oral arguments from selected state court cases (trial to supreme court levels) can be searched from the Trial Transcripts & Oral Arguments database (a multibase of transcripts of selected oral arguments and trials).

Freely Available Web Sites

Use the directories below to contact a law library for the jurisdiction of interest for information on obtaining case dockets and documents.

Directory of State Court Web Sites
(National Center for State Courts)
Member Libraries - AALL Government Law Libraries SIS
Directory of state, court and county law libraries that are members of the American Association of Law Libraries', Government Law Libraries Special Interest Section. Includes links to library websites and court directories where available.