FINDING CASES IN LEXIS NEXIS LEGALA Guide

By

Emily Z. Brown

FINDING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC

Select “Articles” on the home page of the library, then select A-Z.

FINDING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC

Choose Lexis Nexis Academic from the list of databases.

SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC

SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC

Use the Legal Case Look Up to find cases by citation, parties, or topic.

If you know the area of the constitution your topic pertains to, you could search that as well. For examples, “Fourth Amendment,” or, “deadly force.”

SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC

If you don’t know which specific case you’re looking for, it may take some digging to find one that pertains to your research.

The information on this screen will tell you in which court the case was decided.

SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC

On the main case page you’ll see the case citations, parties, and dates the case was argued and decided.

There is always an overview of the case.

SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC

Reading the summary will also help you decide if the case is relevant to your research.

Thus concludes our brief look at searching for cases.