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Selected resources related to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Directory of Manuscript Collections Related to Federal Judges by Peter A. Wonders
Call Number: KF 8775 .Z9 D57 1998
Published/Created: 1998
This directory provides students of federal judicial history with the locations of and descriptions of the contents of manuscript collections related to federal judges, including Supreme Court justices and judges of the U.S. courts of appeals, U.S. circuit courts, U.S. district courts, territorial courts, and various special courts.
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Federal Judiciary Collections in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress
An overview of some legal collections in the custody of the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress.
The Federal Paper Chase: Judges' Papers in the Manuscript Division
This guide provides assistance in using the personal papers of federal district and appellate judges found in manuscript collections of the Library of Congress documenting legal, urban, carceral, and cultural history.
FindLaw: U.S. Supreme Court External
FindLaw's searchable database of U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1760.
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Congress established its Law Library in 1832, recognizing its need for ready access to reliable legal materials. The Law Library has grown over the years to become the world’s largest law library, with a collection of over 2.65 million volumes spanning the ages and covering virtually every jurisdiction in the world.
LibGuide: U.S. Supreme Court Nominations
Guide to the publications by and concerning nominees to the Supreme Court from 2005 to the present, including nomination and other congressional documents.
LibGuide: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs
The Law Library of Congress is one of the ten depositories that maintains a print collection of U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs.
Library of Congress Manuscripts: An Illustrated Guide
Library of Congress Manuscripts: An Illustrated Guide provides and overview of some of the Manuscript Division's most treasured collections and items.
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