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Paper Topic Development: International: Briefs & Motions

Tools to identify articles, books, treaties, UN documents, jurisprudence and other sources to support an international law paper.

Briefs and Motions

Westlaw's Briefs

This database provides many briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and numerous state high courts and intermediate appellate courts.  It covers the New York Court of Appeals and the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.

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 Lexis+ > under Content, click: Briefs, Pleadings & Motions

Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs (1832-1978)

(Accessible on-campus, in BLS housing, and elsewhere off-campus if one has implemented the BLS proxy server instructions.)

Bloomberg Law's Litigation Intelligence Center

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Courts might provide briefs at court websites.

Attorneys of record in a case might provide briefs through e-mail.

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