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  • Determine if/where a case has been reported - Case Citators
  • In Westlaw, in the blue toolbar along the top, click Find to search for cases by citation or title
  • Reported decisions from a number of overseas jurisdictions, including the United States and the United Kingdom, are available from Westlaw (in the directory) and Lexis.com
 
Reported Decisions
  • Decisions recorded and published in law reports.
  • Have raised significant points of law.
  • May be paper based, online, or both.
  • Authorised reports have been approved by the court/tribunal.
  • Where available, always cite from an authorised report.
 
    United States
  • United States Reports  Authorised Report | United States Supreme Court
  • Federal Reporter  Authorised Report | United States Court of Appeals | 1925 to 1988 | print only
  • Federal Reporter  Authorised Report | United States Court of Appeals | 1988 onwards | print only
  • Federal Supplement  Authorised Report | United States District Courts | print only
 
Unreported Decisions / Medium Neutral Citations
  • Are only available online.
  • Are decisions that did not raise significant points of law.
  • May be recent decisions that will be reported in due course.
  • Use a case citator to check if a decision has been reported.
 
 
 
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