Lexis and Westlaw

"Alderson Reporting Company has been in the court reporting business... since 1938." [104] Priding themselves on many "firsts," Alderson Reporting was the first to computerize transcripts and develop key word indexing software in Washington, DC. [105] Alderson was also the first court reporting firm to report live arguments of the Supreme Court; and Alderson Reporting continues to provide instant transcription of the oral arguments today. [106] Alderson Reporting is located at 1111 14^th St. Suite 400, Washington, DC, 20001, and one can make requests for transcripts by mail, fax, or e-mail. [107]

Lexis and Westlaw also offer access to Supreme Court oral argument transcripts. On the Lexis software, one can find the oral argument transcripts in the GENFED library, USTRAN file. On the Internet version of Lexis, the "United States Supreme Court Transcripts" source will locate the transcripts. The Supreme Court transcripts on Lexis are available from October 2, 1989 to the present. On Westlaw, the SCT-ORALARG database contains Supreme Court oral arguments from the October 1990 Term to the present.