CASE LAW AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
CourtListener
Explore a vast collection of U.S. state & federal case law through HeinOnline’s integration with CourtListener, included in all Core packages! Coverage includes 99% of all precedential legal case law published in the United States.
An extensive case law collection at your fingertips.
CourtListener is a comprehensive legal research tool that provides one of the most extensive collections of American case law available online. Developed by the Free Law Project, this content covers over 99% of all precedential legal case law published in the United States. HeinOnline has integrated CourtListener into its product offerings, ensuring that all HeinOnline Core subscriptions include access to CourtListener’s case law. This content provides HeinOnline researchers with over nine million legal decisions from more than 2,000 courts, continuously updated to reflect the latest court rulings. CourtListener prioritizes data quality through machine learning and human verification, providing primary source documents directly from court websites. Additionally, CourtListener collaborates with courts to facilitate direct publishing and generate neutral citations upon case issuance, further enhancing its reliability and accessibility for researchers.
EXPLORE CASES WITHIN YOUR CORE SUBSCRIPTION
Effortless Access to Comprehensive Case Law
Discover two convenient ways to access federal and state case law within your HeinOnline subscription. Whether you’re navigating through documents or know the exact citation you need, it is simple to connect to authoritative case law resources. With coverage spanning U.S. Supreme Court decisions, state courts, international courts, and more, HeinOnline provides a comprehensive gateway to legal research.
Explore these features and our case law coverage in more detail and see how they can enhance your legal research experience.
Extensive Access to State & Federal Case Law
Case law available through CourtListener includes:
- Supreme Court of the United States
- All U.S. Circuit Courts
- Courts of Appeals
- Federal District Courts
- Federal Bankruptcy Courts
- D.C. Circuit Courts
- Federal Circuit Courts
- State Courts for all 50 states
- Territory Courts
- International Courts
- Special Courts
- Military Courts
For a more detailed breakdown, please visit CourtListener’s website.
Find Your Desired Case Fast
Know the citation for the court case that you’re looking for? Using HeinOnline’s one-box search, input the citation and select the Citation search option from the drop-down. Once you click the search button or press Enter, you will be taken directly to the case.
Access Cases Through Articles
When viewing articles and documents in HeinOnline, researchers will find that case citations are highlighted in blue, meaning that they are hyperlinked to the CourtListener case. Click on the link to access the case.
Want additional options for U.S. federal and state case law searching?
Researchers can upgrade their case law research by adding Fastcase Premium to their subscription. FastCase Premium provides the same comprehensive coverage of U.S. federal and state case law as CourtListener, with the following additional perks:
- Full-text and metadata searching of all case law
- Case law included in comprehensive search results
- Full negative treatment analysis
- Integration with ScholarCheck to view cases that cite the current case
Interested in learning more about FastCase Premium and how you can subscribe? Check out our dedicated webpage!