Cosgrove Con Law Fall2016

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WESTLAWNEXT Constitutional Law – Cosgrove Militano

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WESTLAWNEXTConstitutional Law – Cosgrove Militano

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BEFORE WE FIND CASES…let’s see where the U.S. Constitution is.

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For example, 4th

Amendment

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Here you have the text of the 4th Amendment, AND case law

interpreting the 4th Amendment. Click on any of these links.

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Click here for case law on these topics.

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Case law explaining this aspect of the 4th Amendment: seizure

of persons generally

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In Westlaw, whatever court you are in, you will retrieve the ten most recent cases

decided by that court.

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We obtained 22 U.S. Supreme Court cases.

Select “Most Detail” to get a

view of how your search

terms are used in the cases.

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Your search terms are

highlighted with sufficient detail to help

you determine which case you should

select.

Secondary sources to help you

interpret the cases and

legal concepts

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The search results default to the most

relevant first.

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You can sort by date so

that the most recent cases

(within the past 5 years) appear first in

the list.

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Let’s pick the Windsor

case.

Initial summary with background information and

holding(s)written by Westlaw

attorney-editors to help you

understand the official opinion

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1. A court issues an opinion in a case.

2. A copy of the case is obtained by West, where attorney-editors read the cases and pick out the points of law or legal issues in the case.

3. These legal issues or points of law are summarized in a “headnote”.

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The actual official opinion of the Court

comes after the Westlaw-

attorney written summary.

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The print options screen will default to printing ALL of the pages in the case.

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Still need help? That is why we are here.

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