Finding Transcripts of Oral Arguments
- Supreme Court of the United States
Beginning with the October 2000 term, official transcripts (in PDF format) are archived on the Supreme Court's web site. Go to the Supreme Court’s website, choose Oral Arguments, then scroll down to Argument Transcripts. - OyezOyez is a website with Supreme Court audio recordings of hearings. The site includes hearings since 1980 and the goal is to eventually include hearings since 1955. For selected cases argued before 1979, and for nearly all cases argued after 1979, the site provides unofficial versions of the transcripts, along with the audio whenever available. Once you have found your case, click on the "Expanded View" to obtain the printed transcript of the oral arguments. For "Opinions", look for the section called "Case Basics" in the lower left corner of the case's page, and click on the link provided for "Opinion."
May It Please the Court by Call Number: KF4770 .M35 1997ISBN: 9781595580900Publication Date: 2007-10-30Recordings (cassette) and transcripts of the oral arguments made before the Supreme Court in sixteen key First Amendment cases.
Oral Argument Transcripts on Microfiche in the Law Library The USF law library has oral argument transcripts from 1969 to date. They are filed by docket number in Fiche Cabinet 20, drawer 7. The set contains all transcripts for review granted cases, but the publisher is slow to send new material. Transcripts for a term's arguments generally arrive in the library about 18 months after the end of the term.