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A Day at the Cases

A Day at the Cases. The usual cases. But they may not be the usual cases. Can you quickly and efficiently find a case with: Just a case name? (or even worse, just one party) Only a citation? An emphasis on a specific legal topic? A specific factual situation?

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A Day at the Cases

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  1. A Day at the Cases

  2. The usual cases • But they may not be the usual cases. Can you quickly and efficiently find a case with: • Just a case name? (or even worse, just one party) • Only a citation? • An emphasis on a specific legal topic? • A specific factual situation? • Finding specific cases that apply to your situation can be tricky – especially if you want something special • Date • Written by a certain judge • Precedential cases

  3. Where the cases are • Other places - • Remember these from Low Cost? • Fastcase • Casemaker • Google Scholar • Some other options • Annotated statutes • ALR • Legal Encyclopedia

  4. A few good strategies • Headnotes • In both Lexis and Westlaw, once you find a case, you can use the headnotes to find other cases that are similar. • Let’s look at Defenders of Wildlife v. Tuggle, 607 F. Supp. 2d 1095 (D. Ariz. 2009). If a client wants to find out about wolves, how would we find more cases in that area? • Westlaw first, then Lexis:

  5. A few good strategies (cont)

  6. A few good strategies (cont)

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