Researching and Locating Supreme Court Materials

This guide is intended to provide an overview of how to research and locate Supreme Court materials, including opinions, briefs, joint appendices, transcripts and audio, Court minutes, and dockets.  It also identifies select resources for data on the Supreme Court.  Finally, this guide identifies select resources for practice before the Supreme Court.

Law librarians and library staff are available to help you find your way around the library and its legal materials, provide research support, and assist you in locating materials that are not in our library. You can find the latest information about our hours and services on the library homepage. There are several ways to contact us:

Email us

• reference@law.stanford.edu
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In Person: The Borrowing Services Desk and Reference Office are on the main floor of the law library. Online and in-person appointments with the reference staff can be made from the library homepage. 

Call us:

Borrowing Services Desk: (650) 723-2477
Reference Desk: (650) 725-0800