U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RESEARCH GUIDE: Judicial (Courts)

Includes the evolution of the Court & its workings, relations with the other branches, Justices' biographies and major decisions.

The Legislative Source Book collects guides, explanations, and links to U.S. government information. It is maintained by law librarians in the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.

The opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States are published officially in a set of case books called the United States Reports. (1754-2009)

Several days after an opinion is announced by the Court, it is printed in a 6" x 9" self-cover pamphlet called a "slip opinion." Each slip opinion consists of the majority or plurality opinion, any concurring or dissenting opinions, and the syllabus. (2002-present)