In
the past two sections, we discussed the Justices
and the Supreme Court generally. In this section,
we turn to the product of the Supreme Court
itself: its opinions. With the use of United
States Law Week, Westlaw, Lexis, the Internet,
and the three printed reporter series, the opinions
themselves are easy to find. However, the supporting
documents of cases may be trickier to locate.
In this section, we highlight resources that
one can use to find these supporting documents.
We
arranged the topics in this section as if one
was following a case through the Supreme Court.
First, we start with where to find previews
of the Term's cases. Next, we discuss the supporting
documentation that accompanies a case, such
as briefs and transcripts. Finally, we conclude
with voting patterns and other statistics involving
the Court's decisions.
