Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
North Dakota: where to read court opinions for free
Gaps: CourtListener's newest opinions from North Dakota Supreme Court are out of date; CourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from North Dakota Court of Appeals.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota Supreme Court | Highest court | ndcourts.gov | Start year not found | Not checked | Refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in. |
| North Dakota Supreme Court | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1890–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check20,159 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Apr 9, 2026; 68 with approximate dates. |
| North Dakota Court of Appeals | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1987–2007 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.81 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Aug 22, 2007. |
| North Dakota Court of Appeals (temporary) | Appeals | Court website | Start year not found | Not checked | Could not be read in our check |
| North Dakota - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1807–2019 | No | Opened in our check |
| North Dakota - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 2 North Dakota courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1807 to 2019.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- ndcourts.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- CourtListener's newest opinions from North Dakota Supreme Court are more than 120 days older than its bulk-file snapshot (Sep 30, 2026), so recent opinions may not be there. Check the court's own website for recent ones.
- CourtListener's court record shows no automatic collection of new opinions from North Dakota Court of Appeals. Check the court's own website for recent ones.
- North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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.