Winning Research Skills - Westlaw

Citation Research on Westlaw
Limit by Jurisdiction
To limit citing cases by jurisdiction, follow these steps:
1. Click the Jurisdiction arrow at the KeyCite Limits page. A list of jurisdictions that have issued cases
citing your statute is displayed in the right frame, as shown in Figure 12.23. The number following a
jurisdiction shows the number of cases from that jurisdiction that cite your statute.
2. Select the check boxes for the jurisdictions from which you want to retrieve citing references.
3. Click Apply in the left frame.
Limit by Date
You can restrict citing references to documents
■ issued during a specific time period
■ issued before or after a given date
Figure 12.23: KeyCite Limits–Jurisdiction page
■ added to Westlaw during a specific time period or after a given date
Click the Date arrow in the left frame of the KeyCite Limits page. A number of drop-down lists
and text boxes are displayed in the right frame (Figure 12.24).
To restrict the citing references by the decision date or publication date, select Date of Document
in the right frame; then select a restriction from the drop-down list or enter your date restriction
in the After or Before text boxes.
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