Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
Missouri: where to read court opinions for free
Gaps: CourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from Missouri Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Missouri; the website of Supreme Court of Missouri refused our automated check.
Appeals courts: gaps. No free, text-searchable source we checked is both current and confirmed for all of them.
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 each court's website and the free indexes on November 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Missouri | Highest court | courts.mo.gov | from 1997 (inferred) | Yes | Refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in. |
| Supreme Court of Missouri | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1852–2025 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.34,991 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 12, 2025; 15,742 with approximate dates. |
| Missouri Court of Appeals | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1876–2025 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.100,336 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Oct 15, 2025; 42,448 with approximate dates. |
| Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District | Appeals | courts.mo.gov | from 1997 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | None found | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in useNo opinions from this court were found in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). |
| Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District | Appeals | courts.mo.gov | from 1997 (inferred) | Yes | Refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in. |
| Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | None found | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in useNo opinions from this court were found in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). |
| Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District | Appeals | courts.mo.gov | from 1997 (inferred) | Yes | Refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in. |
| Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | None found | Yes | Listed by CourtListener as not in useNo opinions from this court were found in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026). |
| Missouri - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1821–2019 | No | Opened in our check |
| Missouri - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Missouri Attorney General Reports | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1973–2011 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.2,563 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Dec 12, 2011. |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 3 Missouri courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1821 to 2019.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- courts.mo.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- CourtListener's court record shows no automatic collection of new opinions from Missouri Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Missouri. Check the court's own website for recent ones.
- Supreme Court of Missouri: 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 Missouri 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.