KeyCite for Statutes

KeyCite for Statutes

• KeyCite History indicates whether the statute is

GOOD LAW.

• KeyCite Citing References lists cases, pending legislation, administrative materials, and secondary sources that discuss or cite the statute.

• Notes of Decisions (annotations) are the headnotes from cases that significantly interpreted or applied the statute.

KeyCite History for Statutes

KeyCite flags indicate the status of the statute.

A red flag indicates that the statute has been

• Recently amended

• Repealed

• Ruled unconstitutional

• Preempted

KeyCite History for Statutes

A yellow flag indicates that the statute

• Has pending legislation

• Has been renumbered

• Has been transferred

• Contains an editor’s amendment note

• Was limited on constitutional or preemption grounds or its validity was otherwise called into doubt

KeyCite History for Statutes includes

• Updating documents (recently passed public laws) that have amended or repealed the statute

• Pending Legislation (current bills) that may affect the statute (available for USCA and most state statutory codes)

• Credits, also called Text Amendments, are public laws that have enacted, amended, or renumbered a statute)

• Historical and Statutory Notes, also called Editor’s Notes, describe the legislative changes that have affected the statute

• 12 USCA 3401 was amended December 13, 2004. • 3401 links to Legislative Action, which are Updating Document(s).• Updating Documents are recent Public Laws.• Updating Document page links to Public Law 108-177.

PL 108-177Updating Documents

Public Law 108-177 amends 12 USCA 3401

• The yellow flag indicates there is pending legislation • Pending Legislation are bills that could affect the statute.• You can link to the pending legislation.

Pending Legislation

Pending Bills

Pending Legislation

KeyCite Citing References for Statutes • KeyCite Citing References are legal documents that

discuss or mention your statute.

• Citing references include• Pending legislation • Notes of Decisions (annotations) in USCA• Cases on Westlaw that do not appear in Notes of

decisions (for example, unreported cases or cases too new to have headnotes)

• Administrative materials• Secondary sources, such as ALR articles, Am Jur 2d

sections, law reviews, and treatises.

• 42 USCA 1981 (the equal rights statute) had 33,931 Citing References on January 16, 2004.

• Click Limit KeyCite Display to limit the citing references to the ones of most use to you.

Citing References

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