The U.S. Supreme Court only hears cases with U.S. constitutional issues.
The federal courts only deal with issues relating to the federal government or issues between states. The lowest level is the District Courts, which do not publish all cases heard. The next level is the Appeals Courts, which are final unless it is a constitutional issue, which can be appealed to the Supreme Court. Indexes to cases are free, but to see the contents, many are on the fee based PACER system.
Special Courts are those within the judicial branch of government that generally address only one area of law or have specifically defined powers.
Administrative hearings/decisions of federal agencies such as the EPA, EEOC, and others have specific appeal processes and may eventually be heard by the federal courts. Below are frequently requested agency decisions.
County courts, if available online, are linked from the official county web site. Basic court information is usually included, but the inclusion of a case index varies. Official documents are fee based.
City courts, also called municipal courts, are usually found on the official city web page. Some of these courts have a case index and some do not. How much information is included or available also varies. An official document will have fees.
