CASES
- PART 1
I. Standard Search Strategies
A. Lexis
explore or search Source Directory
i - to determine what database/file contains
segments/dates in enhanced view
opinionby - for majority opinions by certain judge [e.g. opinionby(Breyer)]
concurby - for concurring opinions by certain judge [e.g. concurby(Breyer)]
dissentby - for concurring opinions by certain judge [e.g. dissentby(Breyer)]
writtenby - for all opinions by certain judge [e.g. writtenby(Breyer)]
name - use if have name of case, [e.g. name(Roe and Wade)]
B. Westlaw
scope - to determine what database/file contains
search IDEN database - for availability and coverage
fields
judge - for majority opinions by certain judge (cannot search for dissenting or concurring opinions on Westlaw) [e.g. ju(Breyer)]
ti - title, use if have name of case [e.g. ti(Roe and Wade)]
co - to limit search to particular state [e.g. privacy /s picture likeness and co(california)]
II. Search strategies for Cases
A. Lexis
Get a Document - if have cite or case name (use Aand@ connector between names, rather than Av.@)
case finding tools - Am Jur, ALR
focus search - (e.g. locate internet web online after running search privacy /s picture or likeness@ )
B. Westlaw
Find a document - if have cite
case finding tools - Am Jur, ALR
big advantage is key # searching - next week
locate search - a search within a search (e.g. locate internet web online after running search privacy /s picture likeness)
III. Some Relevant databases
A. Lexis
- in Source Directory - Federal Legal, U.S., States Legal - U.S.
B. Westlaw
- in Database Directory - Federal Materials, Cases and Judicial Materials, State Materials; allfeds, allstates, sct, , sct-old, xx-cs(where xx is a state postal code)
IV. Sample searches [in italics] (used in class)
A. Lexis
Get a Document - by cite 400 us 1
by name brown and board of education
- Supreme Court cases
- name(brown and board of education) and date is 1954
- Secondary Legal
, American Jurisprudence 2d
- privacy /s picture or likeness and internet
modified - privacy and picture or likeness and internet
modified - privacy /s picture or likeness
- Fed. Cases
- privacy /s picture or likeness and internet
- Supreme Court cases
- privacy /s picture or likeness and opinionby(rehnquist)
- Supreme Court cases
- privacy /s picture or likeness and writtenby(rehnquist)
B. Westlaw
FIND - 400 us 1
- ti(brown and "board of education") and da(1954)
- allfeds
- privacy /s picture likeness
- allfeds
- privacy /s picture likeness & co(california)
- sct - privacy /s picture or likeness and ju(rehnquist)