This guide lays out the fundamentals of Supreme Court research, locating its opinions and digests, as well as more specialized materials for practice and analysis. Since analysis involves understanding an opinion's context, this guide includes resources on the Court's history and nominations.
For the best places to track the Supreme Court, see this guide's "News Sources" tab.
Throughout the guide, background and explanations are provided for how the Court operates. To this end, key terms are linked to David S. Tanenhaus' Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States. Also scattered throughout the guide and on the "Additional Resources" tab are additional research guides and bibliographies.
Please note, access to certain databases linked in this guide may be restricted to UT Law or the UT community; please see the library's Databases page laying out access privileges.
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The Supreme Court Compendium: Two Centuries of Data, Decisions, and Developments (7th ed.) by 
Historical Dictionary of the U. S. Supreme Court by The following resources provide data about the Supreme Court and its decisions that allow for statistical and empirical analysis.