Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
Arkansas: where to read court opinions for free
Free and searchable from 1820 to today (CourtListener from 1879; Caselaw Access Project to 2019).
Appeals courts: free and searchable from 1820 to today (CourtListener from 1979; Caselaw Access Project to 2019).
The highest court's own website refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in.
As we read the highest court's own website and the free indexes on November 7, 2026. CourtListener's years come from its public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). The table has each court and source.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.
Courts and sources
Each line is one court read from one source. Years are the span that source lists; “inferred” means taken from a description of the site, not from the site itself. A site that refused our automated check may still open in a browser.
| Court | Level | Source | Years | Text search | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Supreme Court | Highest court | opinions.arcourts.gov | from 1837 (inferred) | Not checked | Refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in. |
| Supreme Court of Arkansas | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1879–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check51,717 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jun 11, 2026; 5,549 with approximate dates. |
| Arkansas Court of Appeals | Appeals | arcourts.gov | Start year not found | Not checked | Only partly readable in our check |
| Court of Appeals of Arkansas | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1979–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check13,981 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 23, 2026; 854 with approximate dates. |
| Arkansas - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1820–2019 | No | Opened in our check |
| Arkansas - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Arkansas Attorney General Reports | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1977–2011 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.8,441 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Dec 16, 2011. |
| Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission | Other | CourtListener evidence | None found | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.No opinions from this court were found in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 4 Arkansas courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1820 to 2019.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- opinions.arcourts.gov: Official court website.
- arcourts.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- Arkansas Supreme Court: the court's own website refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still be able to read opinions there.
- The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2019.
- Our survey lists no free statewide source of trial-court opinions for this state.
Corpus
Corpus holds the statutes, not the opinions
For the law itself, Corpus searches Arkansas statutes, and each result cites its section and links the source.
Data: Corpus Open (open source). CourtListener bulk data (public domain), snapshot Sep 30, 2026.
Read by Corpus on November 7, 2026. Sites change; check the court’s own website before relying on a line.
Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing. Corpus is not a law firm.