Jurisdictions and Dates of Coverage

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United States Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court

1900

U. S. Circuit Courts of Appeals

• 1st [MA, ME, NH, PR, RI]	1930	• 8th [AR, IA, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD]	1930
• 2nd [CT, NY, VT]	1930	• 9th [AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA]	1941
• 3rd [DE, NJ, PA, VI]	1930	• 10th [CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, WY]	1930
• 4th [MD, NC, SC, VA, WV]	1930	• 11th [AL, FL, GA]	1981
• 5th [LA, MS, TX]	1930	• D.C. Cir. [D.C., Tax Ct, fed admin agencies]	1950
• 6th [KY, MI, OH, TN]	1930	• Fed. Cir. [Patent, Int'l Trade, Claims Ct, Vets' App]	1982
• 7th [IL, IN, WI]	1930

State Appellate Courts

• Alabama	1955	• Kentucky	1943	• Ohio	1950
• Alaska	1960	• Louisiana**	1980	• Oklahoma	1954
• Arizona	1930	• Maine	1940	• Oregon	1950
• Arkansas	1950	• Maryland	1950	• Pennsylvania	1950
• California*	1930	• Massachusetts	1930	• Rhode Island	1950
• Colorado	1930	• Michigan	1930	• South Carolina	1950
• Connecticut	1950	• Minnesota	1930	• South Dakota	1965
• Delaware	1950	• Mississippi	1954	• Tennessee	1950
• D.C.	1951	• Missouri	1960	• Texas	1950
• Florida	1910	• Montana	1925	• Utah	1950
• Georgia	1940	• Nebraska	1965	• Vermont	1930
• Guam	1996	• Nevada	1950	• Virginia	1930
• Hawaii	1930	• New Hampshire	1930	• Virgin Islands
• Idaho	1964	• New Jersey	1930	• Washington	1935
• Illinois	1950	• New Mexico	1930	• West Virginia	1970
• Indiana	1940	• New York	1960	• Wisconsin	1945
• Iowa	1932	• North Carolina	1943	• Wyoming	1960
• Kansas	1950	• North Dakota	1930

*California Courts of Appeals coverage begins in 1944.
** Louisiana 4th App. District not available.

Federal District Courts

Federal District Court opinions are available to all subscribers covering the past 2 years plus the current year. Archive FDC opinions will be available soon as an add-on product.

Alaska District	1946	Montana District	1932
Alabama Middle District	1962	North Carolina Eastern District	1949
Alabama Northern District	1940	North Carolina Middle District	1949
Alabama Southern District	1950	North Carolina Western District	1949
Arkansas Eastern District	1940	North Dakota District	1948
Arkansas Western District	1950	Nebraska District	1934
Arizona District	1959	New Hampshire District	1932
California Central District	1950	New Jersey District	1932
California Eastern District	1967	New Mexico District	1952
California Northern District	1938	Nevada District	1933
California Southern District	1933	New York Eastern District	1930
Colorado District	1932	New York Northern District	1939
Connecticut District	1932	New York Southern District	1932
DC District	1936	New York Western District	1932
Delaware District	1932	Ohio Northern District	1943
Florida Middle District	1963	Ohio Southern District	1945
Florida Northern District	1947	Oklahoma Eastern District	1938
Florida Southern District	1932	Oklahoma Northern District	1932
Georgia Middle District	1945	Oklahoma Western District	1932
Georgia Northern District	1932	Oregon District	1932
Georgia Southern District	1939	Pennsylvania Eastern District	1931
Guam District	1951	Pennsylvania Middle District	1945
Hawaii District	1947	Pennsylvania Western District	1931
Iowa Northern District	1940	Puerto Rico District	1946
Iowa Southern District	1960	Rhode Island District	1934
Idaho	1947	South Carolina District	1965
Illinois Central District*	1950	South Carolina Western District	1954
Illinois Northern District	1950	South Dakota District	1939
Illinois Southern District	1954	Tennessee Eastern District	1939
Illinois Eastern District**	1950	Tennessee Middle District	1945
Indiana Northern District	1965	Tennessee Western District	1956
Indiana Southern District	1952	Texas Eastern District	1951
Kansas District	1938	Texas Northern District	1932
Kentucky Eastern District	1932	Texas Southern District	1932
Kentucky Western District	1932	Texas Western District	1931
Louisiana Eastern District	1932	Utah District	1950
Louisiana Middle District	1972	Virginia Eastern District	1934
Louisiana Western District	1932	Virginia Western District	1941
Massachusetts District	1931	Virgin Islands District	1953
Maryland District	1932	Vermont District	1960
Maine District	1934	Washington Eastern District	1974
Michigan Eastern District	1940	Washington Western District	1944
Michigan Western District	1945	Wisconsin Eastern District	1950
Minnesota District	1931	Wisconsin Western District	1964
Missouri Eastern District	1932	West Virginia Northern District	1934
Missouri Western District	1931	West Virginia Southern District	1933
Mississippi Northern District	1959	Wyoming District	1953
Mississippi Southern District	1951

*Includes Eastern District opinions 1950-1975
**Courts reorganized in 1975; E. Dist. Ill. replaced by Central Dist. Ill.

Other Federal Courts

• Board of Immigration Appeals	1997	• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces	2000
• Court of Federal Claims	1997	• U.S. Tax Court	1999
• Court of International Trade	1999

Native American Tribal Courts

• Chitimacha Tribal Court (LA)	1994
• Colville Confederated Tribes Court of Appeals (WA)	1981
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (OR)	1991
• Coquille Tribal Court (OR)	1999
• Coushatta Tribal Court (LA)	2000
• Crow Court of Appeals (MT)	1986
• Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (NC)	2000
• Fort McDowell Yavapai Tribal Court (AZ)	1999
• Fort Peck Tribal Court - Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes (MT)	1983
• Hopi Tribal Court (AZ)	1981
• Makah Tribal Court (WA)	2001
• Mashantucket Pequot (CT)	1992
• Mohegan Gaming Disputes Court (CT)	1997
• Navajo Nation Court (AZ)	1970
• Passamaquoddy Tribal Court (ME)	1985
• Puyallup Tribal Court of Appeals (WA)	1982
• Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Court (NY)	1996
• Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Court (LA)	1997

Foreign Courts

• Australia Federal Court	1977
• Australia High Court	1903