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- To find cases, choose All content > Cases.
- To find a particular case by its citation, use the search box in the basic search.
- For more options, choose All content > Cases > Advanced Search.
- To search the U.S. Code, choose Federal Materials > United States Code Annotated (USCA).
- To search U.S. public laws, choose Federal Materials > Federal Proposed & Enacted Legislation > U.S. Public Laws.
- To find other materials that cite a case, law, law review article, etc. that is displayed in the database, click on the "Citing References" tab and limit as needed.
- Black's Law Dictionary is under All content > Secondary Sources and in the right column.
Help: "Campus Help Guide" [i.e. "Introduction to legal research on Westlaw Next"] is linked to at the bottom of every Westlaw webpage. Other guides, including Searching with Boolean Terms and Connectors are also available.
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- Cases.
- Choose: Advanced Search > Legal > Cases > (choose jurisdiction).
- Cases that cite a case of interest. Begin by viewing the case of interest.
- For citing cases, choose, at the right: either "Citing Decisions" or "Shepardize® this document".
- U.S. Code.
- To find by citation, choose: Advanced Search > Legal > Statutes and Legislation > US Statutory Codes > Citation > [enter a citation to United States Code Service, e.g. 50 USCS 3002].
- To search the U.S. Code, choose Advanced Search > Legal > Statutes and Legislation > US Statutory Codes > [search] > limit to Sources > USCS - United States Code Service - Titles 1 through 54.
- To search the U.S. Code, choose: Menu > All Sources > Search Within Sources > "USCS - United States Code Service - Titles 1 through 54" > [drop down menu next to "USCS - United States Code Service - Titles 1 through 54"] > "Add source as a search filter"
- United States Statutes at Large.
- Choose: Menu > All Sources > Search Within Sources > United States Statutes at Large > [drop down menu next to United States Statutes at Large] > "Add source as a search filter".
- Choose: Advanced Search > Legal > Statutes and Legislation > US Public Laws/ALS > [search] > limit to Jurisdiction > U.S. Federal and limit to Sources > United States Statutes at Large.
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