University of Illinois College of Law
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University of Illinois College of Law |
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Introduction
to Online Legal Research (Westlaw and Lexis)
Professors
Healey, Callister, Johnson, Williams & Ribstein & Ms. Denslaw
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Session:
Fall
- Spring
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| Lexis: Terms & Connector Searches |
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| Sample
Problem:
Partner wants California murder case from the 1970s in which the court found that a “fetus cannot be a human being” and found the defendant not guilty of murder of the fetus as a result of beating up his girlfriend. When you begin, make sure that the search menu is set to "Terms and Connectors." If not change it. Focussing on the alleged quote, "fetus cannot be a human being," you construct a search using an expression string: |
