Case-law access map · checked November 7, 2026
Tennessee: where to read court opinions for free
Free and searchable from 1791 to today (CourtListener from 1811; Caselaw Access Project to 2019).
Appeals courts: free and searchable from 1791 to today (CourtListener from 1877; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Supreme Court | Highest court | tncourts.gov | Start year not found | Not checked | Refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in. |
| Tennessee Supreme Court | Highest court | CourtListener evidence | 1811–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check32,531 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jul 21, 2026; 18,804 with approximate dates. |
| Court of Appeals of Tennessee | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1877–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check24,848 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jul 22, 2026; 2,369 with approximate dates. |
| Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1967–2026 | Yes | Opened in our check25,618 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Jul 21, 2026; 1,506 with approximate dates. |
| Tennessee Court of Appeals | Appeals | tncourts.gov | Start year not found | Not checked | Refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in. |
| Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals | Appeals | tncourts.gov | Start year not found | Not checked | Refused our automated check on Nov 7, 2026. A person using a browser may still get in. |
| Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity | Appeals | CourtListener evidence | 1791–1815 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener lists it as a historical court.220 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Oct 6, 1815. |
| Tennessee - all reported decisions in CAP reporters | Other | Caselaw Access Project (Harvard) evidence | 1791–2019 | No | Opened in our check |
| Tennessee - state appellate and supreme courts (published opinions) | Other | Google Scholar | from 1950 | Yes | Opened in our check |
| Tennessee Court of Workers' Compensation Claims | Other | CourtListener evidence | 2014–2026 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.1,897 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 23, 2026. |
| Tennessee Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | Other | CourtListener evidence | 2014–2026 | Yes | Opened in our checkCourtListener shows no automatic collection of new opinions from this court.670 opinions in CourtListener's public bulk files (snapshot of Sep 30, 2026); newest Sep 17, 2026. |
Where else to look
- CourtListener: Lists 5 Tennessee courts.
- Caselaw Access Project (Harvard): Holds published opinions from 1791 to 2019.
- Google Scholar: Its help page says its case law covers state appellate and supreme courts since 1950.
- tncourts.gov: Official court website.
- Justia: Also publishes opinions; we did not check it state by state.
Known gaps
- Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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.