How do I get to KeyCite on Westlaw?

Accessing KeyCite Click KeyCite at the top of any page to display the KeyCite page. Then type a citation in the KeyCite this citation text box and click Go. Click the KeyCite status flag in a document header or next to a document’s citation.

How do you get to KeyCite?

There are several ways to access information in KeyCite. From the Tabbed Westlaw Page—At the tabbed Westlaw page (Figure 2-1), type a citation in the KeyCite this citation text box and click Go. From Any Page—At the top of any page, click KeyCite to display the KeyCite page (Figure 2-2).

What does it mean to KeyCite a case?

Keycite™ An interactive, computer-assisted citatory service that allows legal researchers to verify the validity of a case and to find all references that have cited that case as authority.

What is the direct history of a case?

Direct History Arrows indicate the movement of the litigation through the levels of the court.

How does Westlaw KeyCite work?

KeyCite® is the citator in Westlaw. KeyCite, quite literally, flags statutes that are not good law. When you pull up a statute in Westlaw, if you see a red or yellow flag, that means that there is negative treatment for that statute.

What does a red flag KeyCite mean?

What is Shepard’s law?

In the legal field, Shepard’s is a highly regarded citational index. It allows researchers to track particular judicial decisions, statutes, and other legal resources as they are invoked at different historical moments for a range of purposes.

What cases are searched when you use KeyCite?

KeyCite provides easy to understand visual indications at the very top of a document that let practitioners see at a glance the status of a case, statute, regulation, administrative decision, patent trademark or secondary source.

Does KeyCite include unpublished cases?

KeyCite for cases/patents/administrative decisions covers all cases/patents on Westlaw, including unpublished opinions and selected administrative decisions.

Why would you use KeyCite history?

Why Should I Use KeyCite? KeyCite tells you whether the law you are relying on in your legal argument has changed. Case history includes direct history, which traces your case through the appeals process and includes both prior and subsequent history, as well as negative indirect history.

How do Shepard’s Citators differ from Westlaw’s KeyCite?

Shepard’s TOA tells you which cases your case followed and which it differs from. KeyCite Table of Authorities does not offer detailed analysis codes or “following” analysis, so you can’t check the foundation of your case in a single step.