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Federal Courts, Decisions & Rules

Federal Court Rules | Other Resources

U.S. Supreme Court Rules @ Cornell
U.S. Supreme Court Rules @ U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure @ Cornell
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure @ Ninth Circuit – includes corresponding Ninth Circuit rules and advisory committee notes, in HTML or PDF.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure @ Cornell
Federal Rules of Evidence @ Cornell
Federal Rules of Court @ LLRX – pretty much everything, from soup to nuts!
Federal Rulemaking @ Federal Judiciary – essential site for status of pending federal court rule changes.

U.S. Courts @ USCourts.gov – official top-level pages for locating U.S. Supreme Court, Circuit Court, District and Bankruptcy Court resources; includes links to:
- Commonly Used Terms – glossary of federal court terminology.
- County | District Court Locator
- Federal Rulemaking re rules of practice, procedure, and evidence
- Map Index to all Federal Circuits
- PACER Service Center | Electronic Access to Federal Courts
U.S. Judiciary: The Federal Court System and Decisions @ Law Library of Congress
- Federal Circuit Courts and Opinions
Federal Court Opinions @ Cornell – locator for U.S. Supreme, Circuit, Bankruptcy and Special Jurisdiction court cases.
Justia Federal District Court Filings & Dockets – locate recently filed Federal District Court civil cases by State, local jurisdiction, party name, type of action, and within a given date range; provides direct link to the related docket information for the case on the Pacer system; also provides custom RSS feeds to track search results.
Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys (2006) @ National Poverty Law Center

Federal Court Directories

U.S. Courts @ USCourts.gov – official top-level pages for locating U.S. Supreme Court, Circuit Court, District and Bankruptcy Court resources; includes links to:
- Map Index to all Federal Circuits
- County | District Court Locator
- PACER Service Center | Electronic Access to Federal Courts
- Federal Rulemaking re rules of practice, procedure, and evidence
Federal Court Directories @ FindLaw: locate addresses, phone numbers, judges and more for circuit and district courts nationwide.