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OSHE 251 - Environmental Law Sources

This guide includes general legal and regulatory sources as well as sources specific to environmental law.

Supreme and Federal Court Reports

Supreme and Federal Court Reports

Federal Reporter (F.) - The Federal Reporter contains decisions of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. To search it in Nexis Uni, click 'All Nexis Uni' in the left hand corner next to the magnifying glass. From the drop down menu, select Cases under Category and Federal Court of Appeals under Jurisdiction (see screenshot at the end of this list). The Full Text of the Federal Reporter can also be viewed at OpenJurist, though each series must be browsed individually.

Federal Supplement (F.Supp) - The Federal Supplement contains decisions of the U.S. District Courts. To search it in Nexis Uni, select Cases under Category and Federal District Courts under Jurisdiction (see screenshot at the end of this list.)

Supremecourt.gov - This official website for the Supreme Court contains information such as slip opinions and oral arguments. Recent decisions from the Supreme Court are displayed to the right hand side of the screen.

United States Reports (U.S.) or 4th Floor U.S. documents Stacks -- JU 6.8 - The United States Reports are the official reports of the United States Supreme Court. To search it in Nexis Uni, select Cases under Category and United States Supreme Court under Jurisdiction (see screenshot at the end of this list.)