Nevada Case Law Research Guide

The United States Reports is the official publication for opinions written by the Supreme Court of the United States. For more information on how to access the U.S. Reports online and in print, please review the boxes and links below.

The U.S. Reports, including preliminary prints and slip opinions, are available online through HeinOnline and the U.S. Government Publishing Office. Earlier versions of the U.S. Reports are also available online through the Library of Congress.

HeinOnline

Patrons can access HeinOnline when in-person at the law library in Carson City. 

U.S. Government Publishing Office

The U.S. Government Publishing Office is responsible for publishing the U.S. Reports. You can find more recent versions of opinions for free on their website. Pagination of opinions that have not yet been published in the official U.S. Reports is available in the preliminary prints and slip opinions. Under slip opinions, the official citation for the opinion (which may change once published) is available in the far right column. 

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has free, digital copies of earlier volumes of the United States Reports. You can view the collection by volume, authoring justice, and major case topic.

Nevada Supreme Court Law Library 

The Nevada Supreme Court Law Library has bound volumes of the U.S. Reports from volume 1 to volume 579. The law library also has preliminary prints from 2017 and print copies of slip opinions from 2018 to 2023. 

Other Libraries with the U.S. Reports

Other libraries in Nevada have print copies of the U.S. Reports. Consult the list below and check the library's catalog to see if they have the volume are are interested in.