With additional reference materials for Shepard's searches and signals. Good discussion of citators and how they are used. Note that library references in this guide are to the UNT Libraries. Report a problem. With the doctrine of stare decisis , attorneys use previously decided cases as examples in arguing current cases with similar legal principles or fact patterns. Attorneys can argue in court that the issues or facts in their trial should be decided the same way as similar cases were previously decided.
Positive treatment includes: Followed Affirmed Approved. Shepardize a Case: Nexis Uni An easy way to Shepardize a case is: First, find the case you are interested in; go to the full text of case. Click on link in right-hand column: Shepardize this document. The automatic view is for all Citing Decisions. In the left-hand column under Narrow By , look at the categories under Analysis. If not overruled, it still might have some negative treatment.
Click on icon for Grid View in the upper right-hand corner of the screen for a court-based view or date-based view of the citing decisions. To use KeyCite: Find a case; go to the full text of case. Top of screen should have a brief note that states if the case is overruled, superseded, etc. Click tab for Negative Treatment to see if still good law. Click tab for History to see Graphic view of appellate history of a case this is great option to display on a PowerPoint slide.
If tab is "History 0 ," there will not be a graphic. Can click tab for Citing References and drill down the Secondary Sources options in left column to find if any law review articles have been written about the case. Tip: Click on KeyCite icon at top of screen for explanation of flag icons.
Use both!!! Supreme Court 3. The first page on which the case appears in the printed edition of the United States Report An example: U. Cases that have not yet been printed in the United States Report will have a citation that looks like this: U. Oyez A good starting point for case information. Find court room audio, opinions, and citation information. What is Shepardizing? Nexis Uni Use Nexis Uni to research the procedural history of your case.
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included.
Most resources can be searched in full text. To start, make sure you have the citation for your case, then find the case in Nexis Uni. To see a visual demonstration of this process, view the video below.
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