Georgetown Law Library: Case Law Research Tutorial

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Case Law Research Tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn how to find judicial opinions, use digests and update cases. This tutorial is written in Shockwave Flash; here is a screenreader accessible/printable version.

Structure of the Court System & Introduction to the Concept of Precedent
Anatomy of a Case, Case Citation, and the Case Law Reporter System
How to Find Cases
Updating Cases Using Shepard's and KeyCite
Using One Good Case to Find Others

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Case Law Research Tutorial