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Federal

Administrative Decisions & Other Actions
Links to administrative actions posted on Federal agency websites (outside the scope of the CFR or the Fed Reg). Search by agency or subject.
Federal Court System
This pathfinder features links and description to the federal judicial system.
Federal Judicial Center
Justice information, publications and numerous links to court cases.
Finding Court Opinions on the Web
Well-organized site of sources for online court decisions from the National Law Journal.
FindLaw Supreme Court Case Index
Full-text search and viewing of U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1893 and links to federal and district court opinions.
Government Briefs
Searchable database of full-text amicus briefs presented before the Supreme Court since 1988.
Judgment Funds Report
Court judgments and Justice Department compromise settlements of lawsuits against the Government.
Jurist - The Law Professors’ Network
Index of links to Supreme Court resources such as the Court’s latest decisions in full-text.
LII Supreme Court Collection – Historic Decisions by Topic
Cornell’s alphabetical list of Surpreme Court Decisions retrieves all opinions related to a topic.
Supreme Court Collection – Decisions
Court cases, orders, and recent decisions.
United States Supreme Court
Official site with court decisions from 1999 and a case citation finder from 1790.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Southern District of Ohio
Bankruptcy forms, publications, court contacts, case information, codes, rules, etc.
U.S. Courts
Information on the judiciary, as well as full-text court case search and retrieval for some court jurisdictions.
U.S. Courts Journalist’s Guide
Use this guide to become more familiar with Federal Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, and the Federal Appellate Courts.

State

Ohio Courts
Links to the websites of all major Ohio courts by county and municipality.
Reporter of Decisions – Opinions
Locate Ohio Supreme Court opinions back to 1992. For proposed and final rule amendments, use the Rule Amendment Search page.
Supreme Court of Ohio
Detailed explanations of the structure of Ohio appeals, county, and municipal court systems, and the role of the Ohio Supreme Court, with a calendar of current cases and events.

Local

Clerks of Courts in the State of Ohio
List of websites for the Clerks of Court for various Municipal and Courts of Common Pleas from around the state of Ohio.
Hamilton County Clerk of Courts
A comprehensive name search is available to search Common Pleas and Municipal, civil and criminal cases, judgments, and tickets (citations). Traffic citation information also available. Note: Public Internet access to some court documents has been blocked to protect citizen privacy. See Clerk of Courts press release for details.
Hamilton County Clerk of Courts - Forms
Civil and criminal forms for municipal and common pleas and other local needs.
Hamilton County Court of Appeals - Forms
Forms and instructions for First Appellate District of Ohio.
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas - Forms
Court forms for civil and criminal cases.
Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations
Legal forms for divorce and dissolution, child custody, and support matters.
Hamilton County Probate Court - Forms
Court forms for filing wills, adoptions, mental illness cases, and marriage records.

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