Many of the materials cited in footnotes are available, free of charge, from the following sources:
Supreme Court
www.supremecourt.gov The Supreme Court’s official website contains an automated docket system of cases now pending before the Court, including the briefs filed in these cases, slip opinions of cases recently decided, and bound volumes of cases decided since 2007.
Findlaw
www.findlaw.com/casecode/ This website contains all Supreme Court decisions since 1893, all federal statutes, more recent lower federal court decisions, and select state materials, plus additional legal resources, such as the Supreme Court’s current docket, briefs, and transcripts of oral arguments. For cases decided since September 2000, Findlaw offers a choice between the full text or an opinion summary, plus access to other secondary materials. CAVEAT: The website at www.findlaw.com/casecode/ cannot be accessed using Internet Explorer. It is necessary to type this address into another search window.
Google Scholar
www.scholar.google.com/ Google Scholar is an excellent resource for in-depth research. Researchers can access the full text of Supreme Court cases by typing in the case name; check the box entitled “articles” and gain access to numerous law review articles; and find references to other online repositories, universities, and websites that contain relevant information. A Gmail account is needed to use this resource.
American Bar Association
www.americanbar.org/publications/preview_home.html This site contains summaries of the facts and issues presented in cases currently before the Supreme Court, along with the briefs filed in these cases.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
www.aclu.org/ The American Civil Liberties Union brings litigation and files amicus briefs in cases involving a broad array of constitutional and criminal justice issues. Its website provides information, not found elsewhere, about free speech, arrest, search and seizure, privacy, national security, due process, equal protection, racial justice, and other civil liberties issues currently before the courts.
Historical Documents
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/list This site contains the full text of the Constitution and other historically significant documents like the Declaration of Independence (1776), Articles of Confederation (1777), Federalist Papers (1787–1788), Bill of Rights (1791), Gettysburg Address (1863), and Emancipation Proclamation (1863).