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Figure 2.6: Page from The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation Fundamentals of Case Law Winning Research Skills 17
Chapter 2 Parts of a Case Understanding the structure of a case will help you study cases more effectively. We will discuss some of the parts of a case printed in a reporter and displayed on Westlaw. Figure 2.7 identifies parts of a case as printed in a West reporter. citation case name docket number court date synopsis key number topic headnote Figure 2.7: Parts of a case in a West reporter 18 Winning Research Skills
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Retrieving a Document on Westlaw by
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Using the Citation Field Retrieving
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Retrieving a Document on Westlaw by
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Chapter 8 Basics of Westlaw Searchi
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Browsing Documents on Westlaw Movin
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Figure 9.13: Profile of an attorney
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Chapter 10 Searching Case Law Datab
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Digest (di) Opinions (op) Citation
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Restricting Your Search by Field Se
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Searching Case Law Databases on Wes
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Using an Index to Retrieve Statutes
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Chapter 12 ■ citations to session
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Chapter 12 KeyCite Status Flags A K
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Chapter 12 To access KeyCite Locate
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Chapter 12 Creating a KeyCite Alert
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Chapter 12 Table of Authorities The
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Chapter 12 case containing the cite
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Chapter 13 Secondary Sources, News,
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Chapter 14 Delivering Documents on
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Selecting Default Delivery Settings
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Each entry in the Print/Delivery Ma
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Appendix A West Digest Topics and T
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Appendix C State Courts Information
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Index -A- abbreviations 84 accessin
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multiple database searching 75 Rece
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statutes and regulations indexes on
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previous section 94, 101, 134 prici
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