Many websites provide access to court rules. The following are some suggested sites for free access to federal and/or state court rules and forms:
GovInfo.gov - United States Government Publishing Office (GPO)
- Used to be known as the Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Free online access to the United States Code, and many other federal court rules
LLRX.com - Law Librarian's Resource Exchange
- Federal and state court rules and related material can be accessed from the Court Rules, Forms and Dockets page (currently not working)
- The browse or search feature can be used to find other updated resources
Legal Information Institute (LII) - Cornell University Law School
The Court Rules page provides an overview and a menu of sources. The website includes links to federal rules, United States Supreme Court Rules and the court rules of individual states.
- Federal Rules:
- State Rules:
- The LII collection of state legal materials gathers, state by state, Internet-accessible sources, including court rules.
- Select the state name on the Listing by Jurisdiction page, then select the "Court Rules" link in the Judiciary section.
CourtReference.com - Intelius
- provides links to state and county courts
- To access court rules, select the state, then select "Self Help and Legal Research" from the menu on the left (e.g. Wisconsin)
- To access forms, select the state, then select "Court Forms and Other Info" from the menu on the left (e.g. Wisconsin)
USCourts.gov - United States Courts
- Official site of the federal court system
- Lists all federal court websites and provides links to the federal court rules and forms in effect
- Visit the Find a Federal Court tool for links to local district and appellate courts and their rules (which are required to be consistent with the national rules)
U. S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel - United States House of Representatives
- Official site of the Untied States Code
- Contains the official unannotated version of the federal court rules
