Google Scholar for Case Law
- Google Scholar for Case LawFrom one place, you can search across federal and state court cases.
Did you know you could use Google Scholar to search both federal and state case law?
From the Google Scholar page, simply click the radial dial for "Case law" and in the search box enter a case citation, case name, or conduct a keyword search that will search the full text of case opinions.
You can also limit your search results to federal courts or to specific state courts by clicking the "Select courts" link.
Google Scholar Case Law Video Tutorial
- How To Find Free Case Law OnlineFor more information about searching Google Scholar for case law see this Research Guide from the Library of Congress.
Use Google to Cite Cases
Google has a citation link on the results page. This image shows the search results for Brown v. Board of Education. Under the result summary you'll see options to save, cite, cited by, etc.
By clicking the cite option you will see a pop up window that shows the citation.