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Case Law Research Tutorial
Understanding and researching U.S. Case Law
Structure and Precedent
Anatomy of a Case
Finding Cases by Citations or Topics
Using Headnotes
Using Citators
Using an Annotated Code
Running time: 4:06 minutes
Created/updated: May 2022
Last reviewed: June 2024
Case Law Research - 4. Headnotes
In this part of the tutorial you will learn how to use the headnotes of one case to locate other cases, and how to search for a relevant headnote to find cases on your topic.
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