Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
Oregon: where to read court opinions for free
Free and searchable from 1847 to today (CourtListener).
Appeals courts: free and searchable from 1847 to today (CourtListener from 1883; Caselaw Access Project to 2017).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Supreme Court | Highest court | courts.oregon.gov | from 2023 | No | Only partly readable in our check |
| Oregon Supreme Court | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1847–2026 | Yes | Opened in our checkStart year raised from 1828 to 1847 (the Caselaw Access Project's start); CourtListener's earlier date falls before the court began.28,527 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 3, 2026; 873 with approximate dates. |
| Court of Appeals of Oregon | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1883–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check46,847 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 23, 2026; 6 with approximate dates. |
| Oregon Court of Appeals | Appeals | courts.oregon.gov | from 2024 | No | Only partly readable in our check |
| Oregon - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1847–2017 | No | Opened in our check |
| Oregon - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Oregon Tax Court | Other | CourtListener evidence | 1962–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check4,724 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 21, 2026. |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 3 Oregon courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1847 to 2017.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- courts.oregon.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- Only part of Oregon Supreme Court's website could be read in our check, so its years and text search are not fully measured.
- We found no search of opinion text on Oregon Supreme Court's website, only lists or lookup by name, number or date.
- The Caselaw Access Project holds published opinions only through 2017.
- 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 Oregon 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.