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Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (COL) Students
Federal court rules govern conduct and procedure in the federal courts. They proscribe such things as how a suit is filed, admissible evidence, and the grounds for appeal. The U.S. Supreme Court has its own set of rules, the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Court Rules (Supreme Court of the United States)
The Supreme Court’s website provides the rules for the Court. It includes information about revisions to the rules as well as information for counsel about the rules. It provides the current rules and the prior version of the rules.
Rules of the Supreme Court (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
The Cornell Legal Information Institute (CLII) provides access to the current (unannotated) version of the Supreme Court Rules. The CLII website also offers a search function for the Rules.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The U.S.C.A. is published by Thomson West. It includes annotations to court decisions and detailed indexes. The rules volumes located after Title 28 of the Code contain the federal court rules, including the rules of the Supreme Court.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
The U.S.C.S. is published by LexisNexis. It includes annotations to court decisions. The rules volumes located after Title 50 in the set contain the federal court rules, including the rules of the Supreme Court.
Westlaw (Westlaw password required)
Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States: the current version of the Supreme Court Rules, published in the U.S.C.A.
Lexis (Lexis password required)
Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States: the current version of the Supreme Court Rules, published in the U.S.C.S. Scroll down to the 9th heading, "Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States."