Use Online Citators to Both Expand and Update your Research

Checking Citations in Shepard's

Once you have Shepardized a case, one of the following symbols will appear in the upper left of the screen next to the case citation.

Note:
Not every case will have a Shepard's Signal indicators.

-   Warning: Negative treatment is indicated

-   Warning: Negative case treatment is indicated for statute

-   Questioned: validity questioned by citing refs

-   Caution: Possible negative treatment

-   Positive treatment is indicated

-   Citing Refs. With Analysis Available

-   Citation information available

If one of the first three Symbols appears for your case, review the negative treatment to verify that your particular point of law is still good.