LEXIS/NEXIS (Academic Universe)
accessed via DATABASES on Kemp Library Homepage)
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Contains mostly full-text information in the areas of federal and state law, legal news and law reviews, finance, politics, government, taxation, medicine, health, company information, business, market news and general news.
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Among the over 5000 publications included are magazines, journals, newspapers, wire services, federal & state statutes, federal & state court opinions, directories and SEC filings.
U.S. Legal is the legal part of this database.
Contains the following sources:
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Supreme Court cases
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U.S. Court of Appeals
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Federal & State cases
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District court cases
Court Cases include:
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Prior History
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Case Summary - gives procedural posture, overview, outcome, core terms
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Headnotes – gives other legal issues that the case deals with
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Opinions
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Shepardize – shows if it is still good law (over-ruled or reversed), gives citing decisions, gives citations where cases are cited, has complete history of the case and how it is utilized
