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Using Lexis Headnotes, Topics, & Legal Issue Trail to Find Cases

This video describes and demonstrates how to use Lexis headnotes, topics, and the Legal Issue Trail to find cases. The video is 5:03 minutes long and features closed captioning and a table of…

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Federal Law Part 5: Finding Federal Cases on Lexis & Westlaw

This video demonstrates how to use the "one good case" method to find more cases. It covers using headnotes in Lexis and Westlaw to find more cases on an issue, making sure your cases are…

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Federal Law Part 4: Researching Federal Case Law: Overview of the Federal Courts, the Reporter System, and Case Law Authority -- by Susan Boland

This video covers the structure of the Federal court system; Federal reporters, and identifying what court a case is from using the citation. The video is 6:36 minutes long and features closed…

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Using Westlaw Topic & Key Numbers to Find Cases -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated in 2024, covers how to use one case to find more cases on Westlaw. It breaks down the parts of a headnote, discusses the topic and key number system and instructs on how to use…

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Using Lexis Headnotes & Topics to Find Cases

This video explains the differences between Lexis and Westlaw headnotes. It also demonstrates how to find cases using the headnote topics from another case. It also covers browsing Lexis Topics to…

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Researching Case Law Part 2: Westlaw -- by Shannon Kemen

This video is Part 2 of the Researching Case Law series of videos. It demonstrates how to research case law in Westlaw. Specifically it covers finding cases by citation or party name, searching by…

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Researching Case Law Video Part 3: Lexis Advance Video -- by Shannon Kemen

This video is Part 3 of the Researching Case Law video series. It covers researching case law in Lexis Advance. It demonstrates finding a case by citation or party name, searching for cases using…

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2014 Memo 3 Research Help Video: Confession Suppression Issue

This video provides research help for the 2014 Memo 3 assignment. It covers researching the confession suppression issue, beginning with useful secondary sources. It discusses the research process,…

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2014 Memo 3 Research Help Video Part 1: Self-Defense Issue -- by Susan Boland

This video is provided to help research the 2014 Memo 3 assignment and covers the self-defense issue. It discusses the research process, using library guides to find relevant and authoritative…

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2015 Memo 3 Research Help Part 2 Video: Researching Covenants Not to Compete on Westlaw -- by Susan Boland

This video will help you get started on researching your memo assignment. It covers researching a Covenant-Not-to-Compete in Michigan on Westlaw. It discusses the research process, using library…

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2015 Memo 3 Research Help Part 1 Video: Researching Covenants Not to Compete on Lexis -- by Susan Boland

This video demonstrates how to research a covenant not to compete issue in Michigan, on Lexis Advance. It discusses the research process, using library guides to find relevant and authoritative…

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Parts of a Case -- by Susan Boland

This video diagrams the parts of a case in a West reporter and online on Lexis and Westlaw. It is 8:13 minutes long and features closed captioning and a table of contents.

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Researching a Problem from Start to Finish Video Part 4: Finding and Verifying Cases -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated in 2019, is part of a research review that covers researching a problem from start to finish. Part 4 covers finding cases and verifying that they are still good law. The video is…

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