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TRUE or FALSE
What is FALSE?
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What are quotation marks?
Starting with this type of secondary source gives you a broad understanding of a topic.
What is a treatise?
According to California Penal Code Section 459, a dwelling must meet this definition to be "inhabited" during a burglary analysis.
What is "currently being used for dwelling purposes, whether occupied or not"?
What is a Shepard's report?
This symbol, called a root extender, allows you to search for multiple versions of a root word.
What is "!"?
Use one of these resource centers to get started on your outlines for finals.
What is the 1L Resource Center or 2L/3L Resource Center?
In this Ninth Circuit criminal case, defendant abandoned his insanity defense in favor of a defense based on demonic possession.
What is US v. Read?
View your research history divided into these three different categories.
What is searches, documents, and Shepard's reports?
This Boolean shortcut gives you an easy way to search for two words or phrases used within a certain distance of each other.
What is /n?
For example, to search for the doctrine of good faith and fair dealing while including all possible ways to phrase it, use "good faith" /3 "fair dealing"
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What are:
1) 916-221-0952 (Serena), or
2) 1-800-45-LEXIS
What types of responses can lead to a finding of adverse credibility when a judge is reviewing an asylum case?
What are non-answers, inconsistent answers, unsatisfactory answers, or vague answers?
Use this feature to easily access your most used resources.
What is the Pin feature?
This tool helps you construct a Boolean search if you're struggling on your own.
What is the Advanced Search feature?
When starting to practice, use this section of Lexis to find First Year Associate Practice Guides.
What is Practical Guidance?
A plaintiff in California must show these elements to bring a lemon law case against a car dealer.
What are:
1) A vehicle defect
2) An opportunity given to the dealer to repair the defect
3) Dealer failed to repair after repeated attempts
4) Dealer failed to reimburse or replace the vehicle?
Use this feature to track future treatment of a case you want to follow.
What is a case tracking alert?
Turn this into a Boolean search:
Cases that discuss immigration and asylum requirements, specifically when someone is facing harassment from local law enforcement in their home country.
What is something that looks like this:
immigration or asylum requirements and ([harass! or abus!] /s [police or "law enforcement" or malitia])
And then narrow results to cases.
Follow these steps to search a database of scientific publications on LexisNexis.
What is
1) Click the "Content" tab
2) Click "Scientific Materials"
3) Click "Scientific Publications"
The California senate recently passed this bill regulating the use of AI by attorneys.
What is SB 574?