Westlaw Briefs
Areas covered by Westlaw Briefs
Federal Briefs
Full text of selected briefs and petitions filed with:
- U.S. Supreme Court All Supreme Court briefs are available from 1976 to present (current to within 5 days of filing), with selected coverage dating back to 1871. The Briefs collection also contains Petitions for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- U.S. Courts of Appeals Contains appellate court briefs from 1976 to present for the following circuits:
United States Court of Appeal, D.C. Circuit, Federal Circuit, First Circuit, Second Circuit, Third Circuit, Fourth Circuit, Fifth Circuit, Sixth Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Eighth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, Tenth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, U.S. Tax Court
State briefs
State supreme courts and courts of appeal in 37 states and the District of Columbia
- Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Topical briefs
- Federal Bankruptcy
- Federal Criminal Justice
- Federal Environmental
- Federal Immigration
- Federal Insurance
- Federal Intellectual Property
- Federal Labor and Employment
- Federal Patent
- Federal Pension and Retirement Benefits
- Federal Securities
- Federal Taxation
- Federal Trademark
- National Admiralty/Maritime
- National Business/Commercial
- National Civil Rights
- National Class Action
- National Criminal Law
- National Labor and Employment
- National Environmental Law
- National Government Contract
- National Insurance Law
- Family Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Real Property
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