LibGuides: Federal Practice: U.S. Supreme Court, Federal & District Court Rules And Federal Case Law

U.S. Supreme Court - Rules & Guidance and U.S. Reports Online

The Supreme Court Reporter - This unofficial, Thomson Reuters publication of the U.S. Supreme Court opinions is available in print at HPU Law Library.

U.S. Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline)
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U.S. Reports (HeinOnline)
These are the official reports of the U.S. Supreme Court; accessible in HeinOnline's U.S. Supreme Court Library > Official Reports > scroll down to U.S. Reports

Supreme Court Reports

U.S. Courts of Appeals & U.S. District Court site links

GovInfo

U.S. Court of Appeals & U.S. District Court

U.S. District Court Rules & U.S. District Court Cases

United States District Court Cases

Eastern District of North Carolina

Middle District of North Carolina

Western District of North Carolina

The Federal Supplement is now in its 3rd Series. Not all Federal District Court cases are published, but those that are, are included in the Federal Supplement.

Federal Court Rules & U.S. Court of Appeals Cases

U.S. Courts - Current Rules of Practice & Procedure - includes among others the following:

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (North Carolina is in the 4th Circuit)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence

West Reporter System

1.Federal Supplement

The Federal Supplement publishes opinions and decisions of US District Courts. It is the "official" reporter and main source of decisions of district court. The reporter is abbreviated as F. Supp., F. Supp. 2d, and F. Supp. 3d.

2. Federal Reporter

The Federal Reporter contains the Federal Appellate Court Decisions. HPU Law Library has the following:

Federal Supplement
Federal Supplement 2d (update stopped at v. 302)
Federal Reporter (F.)
Federal Reporter 2d (F.2d)
Federal Reporter 3d (F.3d) (update stopped at v.333)
Southeastern Reporter
Southeastern Reporter 2d (update stopped at v. 569)

U.S. Court of Appeals opinions can also be found on GovInfo.

3. Federal Appendix (Fed. Appx.)

The Federal Appendix (Fed. Appx.), now defunct, published unpublished opinions of the the United States Courts of Appeal between 2001 and 2021. For more information on unpublished opinions, see, Stephen L. Wasby, Unpublished Court of Appeals Decisions: A Hard Look at the Process, 14 S. CAL. INTERDISC. L.J. 67 (Fall 2004). Although the Fed. Appx is defunct, the content is available through Westlaw Precision and Lexis+.