Watch, listen to or read exactly what transpired in the courtroom.
Access audio or video recordings of court proceedings.
With Court Transcripts on Westlaw, you can easily access searchable state and federal appellate oral argument and trial transcripts, fully integrated with other relevant litigation resources on Westlaw.
In addition, you can open video or audio recordings of proceedings directly from Westlaw – taking advantage of side-by-side syncing of text transcripts with streaming media.
Court Transcripts on Westlaw give you important nonverbal clues.
Court Transcripts allows you to go beyond the written word to observe visual information and nonverbal clues otherwise obtained only in the courtroom.
Use Court Transcripts to:
- Research, assess and prepare expert and lay witnesses
- Understand how other attorneys present arguments and evidence to persuade a judge or jury
- Study a judge's demeanor, tendencies and subject-matter expertise
- Formulate litigation strategy
Replay files for two weeks at no additional charge.
You can replay audio or video files free of charge for two weeks. You can even renew the two-week period for up to 365 days, provided that you continue to reset the applicable research trail during the year (simply return to the Research Trail page at least every two weeks and click Reset for the trail). For more information, please contact a West Reference Attorney at 1-800-REF-ATTY (1-800-733-2889).
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This short demonstration shows how Court Transcripts on Westlaw allows you to go beyond the written transcript with actual courtroom video.
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The Court Transcripts User Guide explains how to access state and federal transcripts of oral arguments and trials, along with audio and video recordings.