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Federal Case Law
Federal case law includes the opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. District Courts.

Map of the Federal courts (PDF) 

The opinions of the Supreme Court are published in three sets of reporters.
United States Reports
(official)

West's Supreme Court Reporter
(unofficial)

United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition
(unofficial)

Appeals court opinions are published in the Federal Reporter now in its third series. District court opinions are found in the Federal Supplement now in its second series.

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