Free & Low Cost Legal Research

Search federal and state case law for free. Select "Case law" > "Select courts" to view and select your jurisdictions.

Free access to slip opinions from the Washington State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

Low cost database for searching and viewing federal court dockets and case documents.

Free database for searching federal court dockets and documents pulled from PACER. Coverage is not comprehensive (see Background section at bottom of RECAP website for more information).

Best for municipal, district, and appellate court dockets. Includes option to search across all Washington courts by party name.

Search and view dockets for all Washington Superior Courts except King and Pierce County.

Search and view dockets from King County Superior Court for free. Low-cost options for purchasing and viewing case documents online are available as well.

Search and view dockets from Pierce County Superior Court for free. Attorneys can register for a subscription to view, print, and download case documents.

Free access to briefs from the Washington State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

Low cost online access to case documents from selected Washington State Superior Courts, including: Chelan, Columbia, Franklin, Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, Kitsap, Kittitas, Klickitat, Skagit, Skamania, and Snohomish Counties.

Free access to the civil and criminal Washington Pattern Jury Instructions (Volumes 6 and 6A of the Washington Practice Series), from the Washington Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions.

Court website includes slip opinions, forms, court rules, legal guides, and more.

Court website includes local rules, general orders, forms, jury instructions, and more.

Court website includes local rules, general orders, forms, jury instructions, and more.

Provides links to court websites for each state, maintained by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC).