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Chapter 12
Table of Authorities
The Table of Authorities service lists the cases cited by a case. The Table of Authorities is also
available for ALR annotations, law review articles, and selected administrative decisions.
The Table of Authorities is a useful tool for finding hidden weaknesses in a case because it
shows whether the cases on which your case relies have significant negative history. The Table of
Authorities result allows you to determine at a glance which cited cases merit investigation.
■ Cited cases with negative history are marked with a red or yellow flag.
■ Depth of treatment stars indicate the extent to which the citing case discusses each cited case.
■ Quotation marks indicate when the citing case directly quotes a cited case.
A Table of Authorities result also includes page numbers identifying the print page location of
the first reference to each of the cases cited by your case.
Retrieving Table of Authorities Information
To access the Table of Authorities, do one of the following:
■ Click Site Map at the top of any page, then click Table of Authorities under Citator (KeyCite).
The Table of Authorities page is displayed (Figure 12.28). Type a citation in the Enter citation
text box and click Go.
Figure 12.28: Table of Authorities page
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