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Reporters
Citing cases
Lexis and Westlaw
ALR
100
These should always be checked to determine if you are filing the right number of documents
What are the court rules
100
Kansas reports their cases in this national reporter
What is the Pacific Reporter
100
If you see the word Supra you know to do this
What is look at the case that is cited above
100
This kind of searching allowes you to use words, symbols, numbers and connectors to overcome the literalness of the computer
What is a boolean search
100
ALR is published by this group
What is West
200
In Kansas, if you want to see if a statute has defined a word before you would use this part of the index
What is words and phrases
200
If you see this citation, 23 S.W. 542 you know that the reporter is this one
What is the SouthWestern Reporter
200
Bluebook is one book that can be used for citation rules, but this is the other
What is ALWD
200
The search of "first amendment /50 free! and press" would locate these cases
What is docs that contain the phrase "first amendment" within 50 words of the words "freedom" or "free" and "press"
200
The true value of ALR lies in this area
What is its scholarly and comprehensive articles (annotations)
300
If you see this citation: 59 US 123, you know this court heard this case
What is the United States Supreme Court
300
If you see this citation: 541 F.2d 293 you know that the case starts on this page
What is page 293
300
This type of search should be used if you are researching broad concepts
What is plain English or natural language searching
300
ALR uses this to show you how an annotation is organized so you can easily locate the section of most interest to you.
What is an article outline
400
This part of a case would give you a good idea of what the case is about, but can't be cited from
What is a case summary
400
A citation to 23 Kan.App. 541 would tell you which court had decided this case.
What is the Kansas Court of Appeals
400
The case of Smith and Jacobsen v. Martinez, Kelin and O'Brien would be shortened down to this
What is Smith v. Martinez
400
This symbol would replace single letters within a word, so you could search for men, man, etc.
What is an *
400
If you want to find out if ALR has published an article of interest to you look up the ALR Index and use this type of approach
What is the descriptive word approach
500
This Kansas council has alot of forms that can be adapted to fit your needs, and in fact the Kansas statutes often refer you to them
What is the judicial council
500
Cases from the U.S. Courts of Appeal are reported in these reporters
What is the Federal Reporter
500
If a party's name is Harrions Manufacturing & Equipment Inc. you would shorten it down to this
What is Harrison Mfg. & Equip. Inc.
500
This symbol replaces any ending to word so you could find "security, secuities, secure," etc.
What is an !
500
ALR's contain these at the back of them that you must check to be sure they still contain good law
What is the pocketpart