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WESTLAWNEXTConstitutional Law – Cosgrove Militano
This is what you see when youfirst open WestlawNext!
The search box is designed like Googlefor simplicity.
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The U.S. Constitution is
found in “Statutes and Court Rules.”
For example, 4th
Amendment
Here you have the text of the 4th Amendment, AND case law
interpreting the 4th Amendment. Click on any of these links.
Click here for case law on these topics.
Case law explaining this aspect of the 4th Amendment: seizure
of persons generally
In Westlaw, whatever court you are in, you will retrieve the ten most recent cases
decided by that court.
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.
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
The search results default to the most
relevant first.
You can sort by date so
that the most recent cases
(within the past 5 years) appear first in
the list.
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
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”.
The actual official opinion of the Court
comes after the Westlaw-
attorney written summary.
The print options screen will default to printing ALL of the pages in the case.
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