The Caselaw Access Project (“CAP”) expands public access to U.S. law. Our goal is to make all published U.S. court decisions freely available to the public online, in a consistent format, digitized from the collection of the Harvard Law School Library.

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the general public. Congress.gov is developed and maintained by the Library of Congress using data originated and owned by the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Google Scholar offers an extensive database of state and federal cases, including:

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
U.S. Federal District, Appellate, Tax, and Bankruptcy Court Opinions
U.S. State Appellate and Supreme Court Opinions
Scholarly articles, papers, and reports
Patents: U.S. Patents; European Patent Office and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Patents.

The Legal Information Institute publishes law online, for free; creates materials that help people understand law; explores new technologies that make it easier for peopte to find the law.

Judicial Review refers to the way in which the Judicial branch fits into the system of checks and balances; federal courts have the right and the power to decide whether or not a law or act is constitutional. The Supreme Court and the federal courts have the power to overturn any congressional or state legislation or other official governmental action that found to be inconsistent with the Constitution, Bill of Rights, or federal law. The lower federal courts, with the U.S. Supreme Court, comprise the 3 tiers of the Judicial Branch. The lower federal courts include: U.S. Court of Appeals; U.S. District Courts; U.S. Bankruptcy Courts; U.S. Courts of Special Jurisdiction.

This page offers resources to help you find and track bills, as well as resources to help you to better understand the Legislative process.

This page offers an introduction to the Supreme Court and Supreme Court research.