GettingtheMostOutofShepard’s.ppt

Handout in Packet * This is a case which was retrieved using the “Find” Command. * 9 pages of citing references – This is where you may want to limit your results list. * You can do this at any point, when the full case is open and you have not yet chosen an option, etc. Notice FCC Decisions * * Shepard’s Summary for Statutes Shepard’s Signal Indicator: Lexis editors have assigned to the citation based on treatment by citing authorities Pending Legislation: indicates that a bill pending in the legislature proposes to amend, repeal, or enact a change to the code section you are Shepardizing Hyperlinks to Citing References: - Citing cases: organized by analysis type - Other sources: law reviews, secondary sources, statutes, treatises, court documents 29 U.S.C. sec. 2612 Legislative History The report’s “History” section lists statutes that have added, amended, superseded or repealed the Shepardized code section. Click the hyperlinks to read the full-text of the public law or Statutes at Large citation The report’s “Pending Legislation” section lists bills pending in the legislature proposing to amend, repeal, or enact a change to the code section you are Shepardizing Citing Decisions Determine how your code section has been applied or interpreted by the courts. Organized by court, full case citations given along with pinpoint citations to where the citing decision references the Shepardized code section. Warning Analyses: Unconstitutional, Invalid, Void Positive Analyses: Constitutional, Valid, Followed Neutral Analyses: Construes, Interprets, Questionable Precedent, Dissenting Opinion 29 U.S.C. sec. 2612 Other Sources Review non-case authorities that have cited your code section, including other statutes, regulations, court documents, and law review articles 29 U.S.C. sec. 2612 HAVE FUN SHEPARDIZING! ASK REFERENCE LIBRARIANS FOR ASSISTANCE! Using Shepard’s and KeyCite in the Law Library Researchers use West’s KeyCite??to v