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Federal Court Rules & U.S. Court of Appeals Cases

U.S. Courts - Current Rules of Practice & Procedure - includes among others the following:

 

The Federal Reporter contains the Federal Appellate Court Decisions. The Federal Reporter volumes (4th Series is forthcoming) are available in our Law Library Catalog as follows:

Federal Reporter (F.)

Federal Reporter 2d (F.2d)

Federal Reporter 3d (F. 3d)

 

U.S. Court of Appeals opinions can also be found on GovInfo.

U.S. District Court Rules (Illinois includes Northern, Central & Southern District Court Rules) & U.S. District Court Cases

Northern District of Illinois                                   

Federal Rules for the Northern District of Illinois

Federal Local Court Rules, 4th | Legal Solutions

Federal Local Court Rules for the Northern District of Illinois > select Local Rules > Local Rules (PDF Version)

Federal Local Court Rules - publication pictured above includes All States Federal Local Court Rules                                                                                                                                  

United States District Court Cases

The Federal Supplement (now in its 3rd Series) contains the Federal District Court Cases. Not all Federal District Court cases are published, but those that are, are included in the Federal Supplement. The Federal Supplement volumes are available in the Law Library Catalog as follows:

Federal Supplement (F. Supp.)

Federal Supplement 2d (F. Supp. 2d)

Federal Supplement 3d (F. Supp. 3d)