STATE COURTS – ORIGINAL SOURCE WEBSITES

URL and Web Site/Page Info; Doc Download Format, etc.

AL

Access to Alabama Cts. only available by subscription to: http://www.alalinc.net
Supreme Court Opinions: http://www.birminghambar.org/supreme_court.cfm
Court of Civil Appeals: http://www.birminghambar.org/civil_appeals.cfm

AK

Appellate Ct. Slip opinions.: http://www.state.ak.us/courts/appcts.htm#slips
Supreme Ct. cases: http://www.state.ak.us/courts/sp.htm
Alaska Court General Resources: http://www.state.ak.us/courts/home.htm
Trial Cts. opinions: http://www.alaskabar.org/index.cfm?x=248xy=4 (Alaska Bar website – this url does not directly link to opinions database. This site has links to the database and for searching opinions.)

AZ

Browse Supreme Ct. opinions by year: http://www.supreme.state.az.us/opin/default.htm [Docs in PDF]
Appellate Ct. Div. 1 http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/opinionfiles/opidx.htm
Appellate Ct. Div. 2 http://www.apltwo.ct.state.az.us/odsplus/recentdecisions.cfm

AR

Supreme. Ct. & Appellate Ct. opinions listed by term: http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/opmain.htm (links to listing of opinions by month – opinions downloadable as html or WP 5.1 documents)
Search: http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/opinions.html

CA

Search Supreme Ct. and Appellate Ct. Slip opinions: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions [Docs in Word 97 and PDF]

CO

View recent Supreme Ct. case announcements by day: http://www.courts.state.co.us/supct/supctcaseannctsindex.htm ; OR view recent Supreme Ct. opinions at CBA’s website:
http://www.cobar.org/opinions/index.cfm?courtid=2 Only CBA members can search for past opinions. [Docs in html text]

View recent Appellate Ct. case announcements by day: http://www.courts.state.co.us/coa/coacas02.htm ; OR view recent Appellate Ct. opinions at CBA’s website:
http://www.cobar.org/opinions/index.cfm?courtid=1 Only CBA members can search for past opinions. [Docs in html text]

View archived Appellate Ct. case announcements: http://www.courts.state.co.us/coa/coaarchives.htm
Search Supreme Court and Court of Appeals: http://www.courts.state.co.us/supct/supctopinion.htm

CT

Superior Ct. – standing orders only, no opinions: http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/super/StandOrders/default.htm
Supreme and Appellate Court case summaries only – browse by date of publication: http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/casesum.html
Supreme Court and Appellate Court Advance Release Opinions: http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/aro.htm
Browse and Search Supreme Court Archive Opinions: http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/archivearosup.htm
Browse and Search Appellate Court Archive Opinions: http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/archivearoap.htm
Browse and Search Memorandum Decisions Archive: http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/supapp/archivearomd.htm

Other Supreme and Appellate Ct. information available by subscription to the Commission on Official Legal Publications (COLP) Electronic Bulletin Board System (EBBS): http://www.jud.state.ct.us/colp/ColpDefault.htm

DE

Supreme Ct. opinions: http://courts.state.de.us/opinions/(flgza1nxf3furj45353dap45)/list.aspx?ag=supreme%20court
Superior Ct. opinions: http://courts.state.de.us/opinions/(f4lwi5453qdqry2xrgsf3x45)/list.aspx?ag=superior%20court
Court of Chancery: http://courts.state.de.us/opinions/(pkhgmo55eksihujtsk2paq45)/list.aspx?ag=court%20of%20chancery
Court of Common Pleas: http://courts.state.de.us/opinions/(meqkvrbfo2wmbtaveoqcluus)/list.aspx?ag=court%20of%20common%20pleas

DC

None.

FL

Florida State Courts http://www.flcourts.org
Search Supreme Ct. opinions, 1st through 5th Disct. Ct. App. opinions by case name, month/year or keywords: http://www.floridalawonline.net/courts.html

GA

Search Court of Appeals and Supreme Court opinions since 1997: http://www.appeals.courts.state.ga.us/appeals/opinions/index.cgi

HI

Browse Supreme Ct. & Inter. Appellate Ct. slip opinions, unpublished opinions, & summary orders by date: http://www.state.hi.us/jud/ctops.htm [Docs in html text]
Search court website: http://www.state.hi.us/jud/excite.htm

ID

Browse Supreme Ct. & Appellate Ct. opinions – Civil: http://www2.state.id.us/judicial/sccivil.htm; Criminal: http://www2.state.id.us/judicial/sccrim.htm
Browse Appellate Ct. – Civil: http://www2.state.id.us/judicial/cacivil.htm ; Criminal: http://www2.state.id.us/judicial/cacrim.htm [Docs in PDF]

IL

Search Supreme Ct. and Appellate Ct. opinions: http://www.state.il.us/court/opinions/search.htm

IN

Browse Supreme Ct. opinion archive: http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/opinions/archsup.html [Docs in WP]
Appellate Ct. opinion archive: http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/opinions/archapp.html
Browse daily Supreme Ct. opinions: http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/opinions/supreme.html
Browse daily Appellate Ct. opinions: http://www.state.in.us/judiciary/opinions/appeals.html

IA

List of recent Supreme Ct. opinions: http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/decisions/supreme/opinions/19990909/ (Opinions filed Sept. 9, 1999)
List of recent Appellate Ct. opinions: http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/decisions/appeals/opinions/19990915/ (Opinions filed Sept. 15, 1999)
Search Supreme Ct. opinions archive: http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/decisions/supreme/opinions/archive.asp
Search Appellate Ct. opinions archive: http://www.judicial.state.ia.us/decisions/appeals/opinions/archive.asp

KS

Simple search Supreme Ct. and Appellate Ct. opinions: http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/wordsrch.htm
Browse Supreme Ct. alphabetically: http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/caselst/supct/spcases.htm
Browse Appellate Ct. alphabetically: http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/caselst/ctapp/apcases.htm
Browse Supreme and Appellate Ct. opinions by docket number: http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/dcktlst/dcktlst.htm
Browse opinions by date: http://www.kscourts.org/kscases/datelst/datelst.htm

KY

Supreme Ct. opinions list: http://www.kycourts.net

LA

Supreme Ct. opinions index: http://www.lasc.org/opinion_search.asp
First Circuit Appeals Court: http://www.la-fcca.org/published_opinions.htm
Second Circuit Appeals Court: http://www.lacoa2.org/opinions.htm
Fourth Circuit Appeals Court: http://www.4thcir-app.state.la.us
Fifth Circuit Appeals Court: http://www.fifthcircuit.org/published_opinions.htm

ME

List of old and current Supreme Ct. opinions : http://www.courts.state.me.us/opinions/supreme/index.html

MD

Search opinions Appellate Ct. & Spec. Appellate Ct.: http://www.courts.state.md.us/opinions.html [Docs in PDF and WP]
Search Appellate Ct. opinions only – by keyword: http://www.courts.state.md.us/search ; Choose either appellate court or both from pull down menu.

MA

Opinions are currently not available via the internet, nor may they currently be viewed on-line; they may only be downloaded via the Bulletin Board Service (BBS). The Supreme Judicial Court opinions and the Appeals Court list of decisions may be downloaded from the Mass Supreme Judicial Court BBS. Sessions on the BBS are limited to 30 minutes, in order to accommodate as many users as possible. There is no limit to the number of sessions allowed per day.

Terminal Access – The computer should be set to dial the BBS as follows:
Phone Number: (617) 227-2585
Terminal Emulation: ANSI
Parity: None
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
File Transfer Protocol (FTP): ZMODEM (recommended)

When you log in as a new user, you will be asked to provide certain information about yourself, such as your name and address. You must also choose a user ID for yourself and a password. Once you have done so, you may download files from the BBS. The opinions and other downloadable files are located in the File Libraries portion of the BBS. Follow the on-screen directions to get to the File Libraries. There are currently three file libraries to choose from:
ACOP Contains opinions from the Appeals Court and lists of orders issued under Appeals Court Rule 1:28
SJCOP Contains opinions from the Supreme Judicial Court
UTILS Contains WorldGroup client software and instructions for installation. In terminal mode, you may download files one at a time, or you may “tag” them for later downloading in a batch. In terminal mode, the File Libraries menu contains a Preferences section. You may wish to set your preferences so that you only see “new” opinions, or so that you see them in the order in which they were added to the BBS (the date added will normally be the date the opinion was released). Either of these preferences may be useful if you plan to download opinions on a regular basis.
View and recent Supreme Judicial Ct. and search Appellate Ct. opinions: http://www.malawyersweekly.com/sjc.cfm COPYRIGHT [Docs in HTML]
View recent unpublished Appellate Ct. opinions: http://www.masslaw.com/rule128.htm [Docs in HTML]

MI

Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions:
http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/resources/opinions.htm

MN

Supreme Court recent opinions: http://www.courts.state.mn.us/page/?pageID=102
Appellate Court recent opinions: http://www.courts.state.mn.us/page/?pageID=106
Browse Older Supreme Ct. & Appellate Ct.: http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/archive
Search all archived opinions: http://search.state.mn.us/courts/

MS

Search Supreme Ct. decisions: http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/decisions/search/default.asp
Search Supreme Ct. opinions: http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/decisions/Opinions/default.asp

MO

Browse Supreme Ct. opinions: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/Courts/PubOpinions.nsf/0f87ea4ac0ad4c0186256405005d3b8e?OpenView
Search Supreme Ct. opinions: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/Courts/PubOpinions.nsf/0f87ea4ac0ad4c0186256405005d3b8e/$SearchForm?SearchView

Browse W. Appellate Dist. Ct. opinions: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/e53581bdd14e64858625661f004bc8fd?OpenView
Search W. Appellate Dist. Ct. opinions: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/e53581bdd14e64858625661f004bc8fd/$SearchForm?SearchView

Browse E.D. Ct. opinions: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/6c38d75d12b7d96c8625661f004bc89e?OpenView
Search E.D. Ct. opinions: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/6c38d75d12b7d96c8625661f004bc89e/$SearchForm?SearchView

Browse S.D. Ct. opinions: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/8e937ac7ce0301288625661f004bc963?OpenView
Search S.D. Ct. opinions: http://www.osca.state.mo.us/courts/pubopinions.nsf/8e937ac7ce0301288625661f004bc963/$SearchForm?SearchView

MT

Search and Browse Supreme Ct opinions by year: http://www.lawlibrary.state.mt.us/dscgi/ds.py/View/Collection-36

NE

http://court.nol.org/opinions/

NV

Browse recent opinions: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/scd/OpinionListPage.cfm
Browse Supreme Ct. opinions: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/scd/OpinionListPage.html

NH

Browse Supreme Ct. Slip opinions by month: http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/index.htm

NJ

Search opinions: http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml
View selected opinions of Supreme and Appellate Courts: http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/cgi-bin/recent.cgi

NM

List of current Supreme Ct. & Appellate Ct. opinions: http://cochiti.nm.org/cgi-bin/noauth/prod/download/download.cgi/download/n/opinion [Docs in html text]
For older opinions: http://cochiti.nm.org/cgi-bin/noauth/prod/download/download.cgi/download/n/pastopinion
Searching available only with special authorization to access password and I.D. Code.

NY

Browse Appellate Ct. latest decisions: http://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/latdec.htm
Browse decisions Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department:
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/slipidx/aidxtable_1.htm
Browse decisions Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department:
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/slipidx/aidxtable_2.htm
Browse decisions Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department:
http://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/CalendarPages/netcal.htm

Search decisions Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department:
http://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/ad3/Search/AppDiv3Intro.htm

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department:
http://www.nycourts.gov/ad4/

NC

Supreme Ct. & Appellate Ct. opinions listed by year: http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/html/opinions.htm

ND

Browse Supreme Ct. opinions by year: http://www.court.state.nd.us/Court/Opinions.htm
Search using queries: http://www.court.state.nd.us/Search/Query.asp
Browse opinions alphabetically: http://www.court.state.nd.us/opinions/ALLFILES.HTM

OH

Browse Court of Appeals, 1st District decisions by date: http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealscourt/decisions_date.html [Docs in html text]
Browse Court of Appeals, 1st District summaries by date: http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealscourt/summaries_date.html [Docs in html text]
Search Court of Appeals, 1st District decisions: http://www.hamilton-co.org/appealscourt/RpSearch.asp?ct=Decisions [Docs in html text]
Search Court of Appeals, 3rd District opinions: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/District_Courts/AllListing/List.asp?DCN=3
Browse Court of Appeals, 5th District opinions by date: http://www.fifthdist.org/
Search Court of Appeals, 6th District opinions: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/District_Courts/AllListing/List.asp?DCN=6
Browse (via Gopher Menu) Court of Appeals, 8th District opinions by date: gopher://library.cpl.org:7077/ [1990 to present]
Search Court of Appeals, 9th District opinions: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/District_Courts/AllListing/List.asp?DCN=9
Browse Recent Court of Appeals, 12th District decisions by title/date: http://www.twelfth.courts.state.oh.us/newdecisions.asp
Browse All Court of Appeals, 12th District decisions by title/date: http://www.twelfth.courts.state.oh.us/decisions.asp
Search Court of Appeals, 12th District decisions and court website: http://www.twelfth.courts.state.oh.us/search.asp
Search Supreme Ct. opinions: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/ROD/Opinions/List.asp

OK

Browse Supreme Ct., Civil & Criminal Ct. Apps., decisions: http://www.oscn.net
Does not directly link to decisions, choose “New Decisions” from menu to view list of decisions [Docs in html text]

OR

Supreme Ct. opinions: http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/supreme.htm
Appellate Ct: http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/appeals.htm
Search: http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/search.htm

PA

Supreme Ct. opinions index: http://www.courts.state.pa.us/opposting/index/supremeopindex.asp
Commwlth Ct. opinions index: http://www.courts.state.pa.us/opposting/index/CWealthOpindex.asp
Superior Ct. opinions index: http://www.courts.state.pa.us/opposting/index/superioropindex.asp

RI

Browse Supreme Court published decisions: http://www.courts.state.ri.us/supreme/publishedopinions.htm
Browse Supreme Court orders: http://www.courts.state.ri.us/supreme/orders.htm
Browse Superior Ct. decisions: http://www.courts.state.ri.us/superior/publisheddecisions.htm

SC

Browse Supreme Ct. opinions by month or year: http://www.law.sc.edu/opinions/opinions.htm

SD

Search Supreme Court Opinions and Calendar: http://www.sdjudicial.com/index.asp?category=search&nav=5
Browse Supreme Court Opinions: http://www.sdjudicial.com/index.asp?category=opinions&nav=53

TN

Supreme Ct. opinions listed by year: http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TSC/Oplsttsc.htm
Appellate Ct. opinions listed by year: http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TCA/Oplsttca.htm
Criminal Appellate Ct. listed by year: http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/tcca/Oplstcca.htm

TX

Browse Multidistrict Litigation Orders:
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/MDL_Orders/current.asp
Browse Recent Supreme Court Orders and Opinions:
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/recent.asp

Search Supreme Court Opinions:
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/Opinions/OpinionSearch.asp

Links to various Appellate Court pages:
http://www.tex-app.org/links.html

UT

(Main page) Browse Supreme Ct. and Appellate Ct. opinions index: http://courtlink.utcourts.gov/opinions/index.htm
Browse Supreme Ct. opinions by name: http://courtlink.utcourts.gov/opinions/supopin/scbynam.htm
Browse Appellate Ct. memorandum and decisions per curiam by name: http://courtlink.utcourts.gov/opinions/mds/mdname.htm
Browse Appellate Ct. memorandum and decisions per curiam by date: http://courtlink.utcourts.gov/opinions/mds/mddate.htm

VT

Main Supreme Ct. website: http://dol.state.vt.us/www_root/000000/html/supct.html
List of Supreme Ct. current opinions: http://dol.state.vt.us/GOPHER_ROOT3/000000/SUPCT/UTL/LIST.HTML
List of Supreme Ct. published orders: http://dol.state.vt.us/GOPHER_ROOT3/000000/SUPCT/UTL/EO.HTML

VA

Supreme Ct.: http://www.courts.state.va.us/txtndex.htm [Docs in html text]
Supreme Ct.: http://www.courts.state.va.us/scndex.htm [Docs in WP]
Published Appellate Ct. opinions: http://www.courts.state.va.us/txtcap.htm ; [Docs in html text]
Unpublished opinions: http://www.courts.state.va.us/txtcau.htm ; [Docs in html text]

Published Appellate Ct. opinions: http://www.courts.state.va.us/wpcap.htm ; [Docs in WP]
Unpublished opinions: http://www.courts.state.va.us/wpcau.htm ; [Docs in WP]

WA

Browse recent Supreme Ct and Appellate Ct opinions by date: http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/recent.cfm
Search by advanced phrase and date: http://www.courts.wa.gov/search.cfm
Search Supreme Ct case summaries by date for 2000-2001: http://www.willamette.edu/law/wlo/wash/index.htm [Docs are HTML]
Search by keyword: http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/textsrch.cfm

WV

Browse Supreme Ct. of Appeals opinions by year: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/opinions.htm
Topical Index: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/topical.htm
Search (html): http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/Searchct.htm

WI

Supreme Ct. – Conceptual Search (search by keyword, case number and concept): http://www.courts.state.wi.us/search/scq.htm
View Supreme Ct. opinions scheduled for release: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/supreme/sc_releasememo.asp [Docs in html text and PDF]
View Supreme Ct. opinions released today: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/supreme/sctoday.asp
Appellate Ct. – Database search: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/appeals/wisconsin_court_of_appeals_opinions.html
Appellate Ct. – Conceptual search: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/search/caq.htm
View Appellate Ct. opinions scheduled for release: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/appeals/releasememo.asp [Docs in html text and PDF]

View Appellate Ct. Opinions released today: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/appeals/catoday.asp
Browse Appellate Ct. Published opinion orders: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/appeals/puborder.asp [Docs in html text and PDF]
Browse Appellate Ct. Unpublished opinion orders: http://www.courts.state.wi.us/appeals/unpuborder.asp [Docs in html text and PDF]
WY Browse Supreme Ct. opinions by month and year: http://courts.state.wy.us/slip_opinions.htm [Docs in PDF]
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