Asked by savannah Auster on Jul 03, 2024
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Discuss how the status flags and stars in KeyCite can assist you in your research when checking citations.
Status Flags
Indicators used in various industries, including technology and finance, to denote the current status or condition of a project, account, or item, helping in monitoring and management.
KeyCite
A citation system used in legal research to verify the authority and currency of legal cases and statutes.
Checking Citations
The process of verifying references to legal authorities to ensure they are accurate and support an argument.
- Understand the role and application of guides, directories, and reference verification within the context of online legal research.
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Depending on the color of the flag, you are warned that a case is not good law for at least one of its points, that the case has some negative history but its holding has not been reversed, or that the case has been overruled. Stars added to the citation of a citing case show the extent to which your case is discussed in the citing case. For example, four stars would indicate that the citing case contains an extended discussion of your case, and one star indicates the reference is brief.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role and application of guides, directories, and reference verification within the context of online legal research.
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