Winning Research Skills - Westlaw

Chapter 11
Using the Popular Name Table to Retrieve Statutes
When you know the popular name of an act, you can use the Popular Name Table to retrieve all
statutes sections under which the act is codified. The Popular Name Table is available for both
state statutes and the USCA. To use the USCA Popular Name Table, follow these steps:
1. Access the USCA database and click Pop. Name Table at the top of the Search page.
2. Browse the alphabetical list in the right frame (Figure 11.5), or click Locate in Result in the left frame
to search for the name of the act.
3. Click the name of the act to see all USCA sections under which it is codified.
Click a USCA citation to view the full text of the section.
Figure 11.5: USCA Popular Name Table
Retrieving Prior Versions of Statutes or Regulations
When you are searching the USCA database, the CFR database, or the annotated statutes
databases for California (CA-ST-ANN), Florida (FL-ST-ANN), Illinois (IL-ST-ANN),
Massachusetts (MA-ST-ANN), New Jersey (NJ-ST-ANN), New York (NY-ST-ANN),
Pennsylvania (PA-ST-ANN), or Texas (TX-ST-ANN), you can search for the version of a statute
or regulation that was effective on a specific date. After accessing one of these databases, follow
these steps:
1. Type a Terms and Connectors search or a Natural Language search in the Search text box at the
Search page (Figure 11.6).
2. Type a date in the Search sections effective on text box, or click the Calendar icon and select a date
from the calendar.
3. Click Search Westlaw.
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