SMHM Handout
SMHM 3200 Library Resources Page:
http://www.library.unt.edu/classes/smhm/SMHM3200.htm
How to find a law case
First, go to Lexis Nexis
- Go to the UNT Libraries homepage:
- http://www.library.unt.edu/
- Click on the "electronic resources" link
- Under "Browse Abstract and Index titles by name," click the "L" (for LexisNexis)
- Scroll down until you see "LexisNexis Academic" and click on it
- Alternate method: go to the SMHM 3200 library resources page:
- http://www.library.unt.edu/classes/smhm/SMHM3200.htm
- Scroll down until you see "LexisNexis Academic" and click on it
- on the far top left, under "Academic Search Forms," click "Legal Research"
Search case law by topic
- Under "Case Law," click on "Area of Law by Topic"
- enter a keyword or phrase, for instance, "Marriott"
- can enter additional terms in the next box, such as "resort"
- limit by topic (law type), for example, "corporate law"
- limit by date, default is the previous six months
Search case law by specific case
- Under "Case Law," click on "Get a Case"
- We're searching for the same case as before, "Pourzal v. Marriott Int'l"
- enter each party name in the appropriate text box (may need to eliminate abbreviations) and click "search"
Looking at a law case
- top right: can print or email case
- top: lists plaintiff(s) and defendant(s)
- top: Lexis citation (example: 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60230)
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