The best-kept secret for finding definitions in caselaw

Mar 31, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

Westlaw tip: There are two commonly known techniques for finding definitions in  caselaw:  Looking for the word or phrase using the words…

West Headnote of the Day – March 31, 2010

Mar 31, 2010 By: Westlaw Insider

34 Armed Services 34I In General 34k5 Persons in the Armed Services, and Militia Called Into Service of the United States 34k5(1)…

Westlaw Jury Verdict of the Week: Carbon monoxide exposure kills two

Mar 30, 2010 By: Jury Verdicts

Torrey v. Coleman Co. (U.S.D.C., D. Colo.) Verdict of $2M for hunters’ carbon monoxide deaths reduced to $667K 2009 WL 3039923 Verdict…

West Headnote of the Day – March 30, 2010

Mar 30, 2010 By: Westlaw Insider

203 Homicide 203II Murder 203k539 First Degree, Capital, or Aggravated Murder 203k543 k. Sufficiency of Deliberation; Time Required. The deliberation needed for…

A civics website that actually engages middle-schoolers

Mar 29, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

Once in a while, we come across a website that’s so cool, we need to tell the world about it. Our Courts…

West Headnote of the Day – March 29, 2010

Mar 29, 2010 By: Westlaw Insider

113 Customs and Usages 113k9 Application and Operation 113k10 k. Scope and Effect in General Where contract for performance of Passover Seder…

West Headnote of the Day – March 26, 2010

Mar 26, 2010 By: Westlaw Insider

349 Searches and Seizures 349VI Judicial Review or Determination 349k200 k. Scope of Inquiry or Review, in General. In analyzing officers’ actions…

WestlawNext question: How are search results organized?

Mar 25, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

If you’ve seen WestlawNext in action, you know that it searches in an entirely new way. Rather than choosing a database first,…

West Headnote of the Day – March 25, 2010

Mar 25, 2010 By: Westlaw Insider

176 Fish 176k12 k. Preservation and Propagation. As sovereign, state has power to determine when and under what conditions fish running wild…

Find the right database – no identifier required

Mar 24, 2010 By: Jon Hanke

Westlaw tip: Know the name of a database but not the identifier? You can easily find a database by describing it in…

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Europe extends data privacy protections to Internet cookies. http://t.co/K42B9vzL

Lawsuit: LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score. http://t.co/rOLm0ggd

Headnote of the Day: You can't just shop through the trial record for brand new issues to raise on appeal? http://t.co/Kw63p4Jv

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