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Citation Research on Westlaw
To restrict the citing references by the date they were added to Westlaw, select Date added after,
then select a restriction from the drop-down list or enter your date restriction in the Specific text
box.
When you finish making your selections, click Apply in the left frame.
Limit by Document Type
From the KeyCite Limits page, you can
Figure 12.10: KeyCite Limits–Date page
■ restrict citing references to cases from a jurisdiction’s highest court, other courts, or both
■ include or exclude citations to ALR annotations, law review articles, Andrews litigation
reporters, and other secondary sources
■ include or exclude citations to administrative decisions and the Federal Register
■ include or exclude citations to court documents, such as appellate briefs, trial filings, and jury
instructions
■ restrict citing references to documents from a specific publication
Click the Document Type arrow in the left frame of the Key Cite Limits page. A list of document
types is displayed in the right frame, as shown in Figure 12.11. The number following a
document type shows how many documents of that type cite your case.
Clear the check boxes next to the document types that you don’t want included in your list of
citing references. To restrict the citing references to a specific publication, type the publication
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