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Legal Research Review: Case Research

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Read More About It in Sloan

Sloan's Basic Legal Research: Chapter 5.

Sloan's Researching the Law: Chapter 9

Useful Phone Numbers

Bloomberg Law
1-888-560-BLAW (2529)

Lexis Advance
1-800-45-LEXIS (1-800-455-3947)

WestlawNext
1-800-WESTLAW (1-800-937-8529)

Reading a Case Opinion

Parallel Citation (editorial enhancement)
Title
Docket #
Case Summary (editorial enhancement)
Headnotes (editorial enhancement)
Opinion (official)

Finding Cases

Search database by Keyword
Search database by Topic
Use annotated code (see Statutes tab)
Use a secondary source (see Secondary Sources tab)