> For AI agents: read the machine-readable documentation index at [https://corpuslaw.us/llms.txt](https://corpuslaw.us/llms.txt) or the single-file full reference at [https://corpuslaw.us/llms-full.txt](https://corpuslaw.us/llms-full.txt). Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026 # Florida: where to read court opinions for free Free and searchable from 1825 to today (CourtListener). Appeals courts: free and searchable from 1825 to today (CourtListener from 1957; Caselaw Access Project to 2019). The highest court's own website refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026 (its robots.txt asks automated tools to stay out). 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 | Court | Level | Source | Years | Text search | Access | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Florida Supreme Court | Highest court | [supremecourt.flcourts.gov](https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/Opinions) | from 1999 (inferred) | Not checked | Not read: its robots.txt asks automated tools to stay out (Nov 7, 2026). A person using a browser can still open it. | | Supreme Court of Florida | Highest court | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fla)) | 1825–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check. 69,082 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 24, 2026; 18,304 with approximate dates. | | District Court of Appeal of Florida | Appeals | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladistctapp)) | 1957–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check. 362,114 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 29, 2026; 42,427 with approximate dates. | | Florida District Courts of Appeal (6; 1st-6th, 6th since 2023) | Appeals | [1dca.flcourts.gov](https://1dca.flcourts.gov/) | Start year not found | Not checked | Not read: its robots.txt asks automated tools to stay out (Nov 7, 2026). A person using a browser can still open it. Its opinion lists load with a script, which our automated check could not read. | | Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal | Appeals | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladistctapp5)) | 2019–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 137 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 11, 2026. | | Florida First District Court of Appeal | Appeals | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladistctapp1)) | 2018–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 152 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 10, 2026. | | Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal | Appeals | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladistctapp4)) | 2019–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 109 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 6, 2026. | | Florida Second District Court of Appeal | Appeals | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladistctapp2)) | 2018–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 97 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 7, 2026. | | Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal | Appeals | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladistctapp6)) | 2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 92 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 11, 2026. | | Florida Third District Court of Appeal | Appeals | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladistctapp3)) | 2017–2026 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 282 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 6, 2026. | | Florida - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | [Caselaw Access Project (Harvard)](https://case.law/) ([evidence](https://case.law/caselaw/)) | 1825–2019 | No | Opened in our check. | | Florida - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/) | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check. | | Florida Attorney General Reports | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=flaag)) | 1974–2011 | Yes | Opened in our check. CourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court. 3,963 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Dec 9, 2011. | | Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladepthrehabil)) | Years not measured | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 1 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 1 with approximate dates. | | Florida Industrial Commission | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=flaindcommn)) | to 1969 | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. CourtListener lists it as a historical court. 94 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 94 with approximate dates. | | Florida Public Service Commission | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=flapubserv)) | Years not measured | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 266 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 266 with approximate dates. | | Florida Real Estate Commission | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=flarealestcommn)) | Years not measured | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 5 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 5 with approximate dates. | | State of Florida Department of Environmental Regulation | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladeptenvreg)) | Years not measured | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 1 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 1 with approximate dates. | | State of Florida Department of Revenue | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladeptrev)) | Years not measured | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 1 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 1 with approximate dates. | | State of Florida Division of Administrative Hearings | Other | [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/) ([evidence](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=&type=o&court=fladivadminhrg)) | Years not measured | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in use. 195 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); 195 with approximate dates. | ## Where else to look - [CourtListener](https://www.courtlistener.com/): Lists 3 Florida courts. - [Caselaw Access Project (Harvard)](https://case.law/): Holds published opinions from 1825 to 2019. - [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/): Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950. - [supremecourt.flcourts.gov](https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/Opinions): Official court website. - [1dca.flcourts.gov](https://1dca.flcourts.gov/): Official court website. - [Justia](https://law.justia.com/cases/): Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state. ## Known gaps - Florida Supreme Court: the court's own website refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026 (its robots.txt asks automated tools to stay out). A person using a browser may still be able to read opinions there. - Some of this state's court websites load their opinion lists with scripts. Our automated check could not read them, so their years and search are not measured. A person using a browser can. - The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2019. - Our survey lists no free statewide source of trial-court opinions for this state. ## Search the law Corpus doesn't hold opinions. It does search Florida statutes: [Search Florida statutes in Corpus](https://corpuslaw.us/search?state=FL) Read by Corpus on November 7, 2026. All case-law pages: https://corpuslaw.us/case-law Data: [Corpus Open (open source)](https://github.com/teakesdev/corpus-open). CourtListener bulk data (public domain), snapshot Sep 30, 2026. Not legal advice. Check the court's own website before relying on any listing.