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Case Law Research Tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn how to find judicial opinions, use digests and update cases.

  1. Structure of the Court System & Introduction to the Concept of Precedent
  2. Anatomy of a Case, Case Citation, and the Case Law Reporter System
  3. How to Find Cases
  4. Using Headnotes to Find Cases
  5. Updating Cases Using Shepard's and KeyCite