Frequently Asked Legal Research Questions

How do I track the judicial history of a case?

Knowing the judicial history of a case is important as overruled cases should not be cited in court.

Hard copy sources

Current Law Case Citators - these give details of the history of a case from 1947 onwards.

Subscription-based databases

	Justis - in the cases database use the subsequent cases tab.
	Lawtel - the case law database will give details of cases that subsequently refer to the original case and any case that overrules it.
	Westlaw - under case analysis, there is a section on the history of the case.

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