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Online Citators

Online Citators. What is a Citator ?. Tool to determine subsequent status of: Case Statute Regulation. Why Use a Citator?. Parallel Citations Direct History Status Secondary Sources. How Current are Citators?. Citations Analysis. Limitations of Citators. Missed Cases Solution:

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Online Citators

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  1. Online Citators

  2. What is a Citator ? • Tool to determine subsequent status of: • Case • Statute • Regulation

  3. Why Use a Citator? • Parallel Citations • Direct History • Status • Secondary Sources

  4. How Current are Citators? • Citations • Analysis

  5. Limitations of Citators • Missed Cases • Solution: • Keyword searching

  6. Editorial Analysis • Who generates it. • Why it matters. • What the symbols actually mean.

  7. Conflicting Citator Results • Be sure the case involves the point of law in which you are interested • Read the case carefully

  8. Shepard’s Layout • KWIC view • Full view • Arranged by Jurisdiction • Supreme CourtFed. Courts State Courts • Within each jurisdiction, chronologically • Secondary sources = law reviews, ALR, treatises

  9. Keycite Layout • History Tab • Direct History • Negative Indirect History • Citing References • Negative  Positive  Secondary Sources • Arranged by Depth of Treatment: Stars • Then by Jurisdiction & Chronology • Secondary Sources = law reviews, ALR, treatises • Quotations “” & Headnotes Indicated

  10. Shepard’s Bells & Whistles • Focus • Table of Authorities • Custom Restrictions • Display Options

  11. Custom:Manage your cite list by document type or jurisdiction Focus:Use terms and connectors to refine your search Display Options:Hide or show: signals, pinpoint cites or headnotes Table of Authorities:See the cases cited in your case

  12. Keycite Bells & Whistles • Locate • Limit Citing References • Table of Authorities • Headnote references in secondary sources • KeyCite Alert

  13. Table of Authorities:See the cases that were relied on in your case Locate:Use terms and connectors to refine your search KeyCite Alert:Sign up to be notified when any new citations are added to a case you are following Limit Citing References:Manage your citation list by jurisdiction, date, headnotes, document type, depth of treatment

  14. Statutes • Shepards • History • Cases • Secondary Sources • KeyCite • History • Pending Legislation • Cases • Regulations • Secondary Sources

  15. In Class Exercise "Appellate review of a trial court's competency determination assesses whether the trial court abused its discretion. State v. Ortiz, 104 Wn.2d 479, 482, 706 P.2d 1069 (1985). A trial court abuses its discretion when its decision is manifestly unreasonable, or exercised on untenable grounds or for untenable reasons. State ex rel. Carroll v. Junker, 71 Wn.2d 12, 26, 482 P.2d 775 (1971). However, because the competency determination is a mixed question of law and fact, the reviewing court 'independently appl[ies] the law to the facts.' State v. Marshall, 144 Wn.2d 266, 282, 27 P.3d 192 (2001)."

  16. Results of Exercise • State v. Oritz • Graphics? • Is it okay to cite? • Carroll v. Junker • Graphics? • Is it okay to cite? • State v. Marshall • Graphics? • Is it okay to cite?

  17. Make the Most of Citators • Use on-line citators to check validity • Use them early in your search • Efficient case law finding • Relevant Secondary sources • Don’t rely on the icons • Remember the delay in analysis • The red or yellow symbol may stand for an entirely different legal point than yours

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