[blindlaw] Case Searching

[Shannon Dillon]

Hi Vejas,

I haven't used Lexis in a long time but I use WestLaw regularly and it
is pretty accessible. I don't know how you access it without a
subscription, though.

Have you tried using www.findlaw.com to look up the information you're
searching for?



On 6/13/19, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Yes, both are fairly accessible and have JAWS specialists who are attentive
> to screen reader access. I slightly prefer Westlaw, since it is more
> intuitive, but Lexis has resources that Westlaw does not. If your firm or
> office has a subscription to both, then you have a majority of your legal
> research covered.
>
> As for searching cases against a particular store, you can perform a party
> search. This can be layered by jurisdiction or legal topic, meaning you
> could find, as a for-instance, all civil employment cases where Sears is a
> party in the Central District of California.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Vejas Vasiliauskas
> via BlindLaw
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 4:29 PM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Case Searching
>
> Hi,
> Thank you so much for this information. Yes, I probably should have been
> more clear: what I meant by "category" was being able to search, for
> example, for cases against a particular store, or lating to a particular
> subject.
> Are Westlaw and LexusNexus fairly accessible?
> Thank you,
> Vejas
>
>> On 13 Jun 2019, at 12:53, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I am not really sure what you mean by "category." There are two major
>> subscription-based web services that allow you to look up case law:
>> Westlaw and LexisNexis. You are able to slice and dice searches between
>> civil and criminal proceedings in addition to jurisdiction and overall
>> legal topic, such as torts, environmental damages, securities, etc. Both
>> services offer a number of treatises and secondary sources, like the
>> American Law Reports, that present case law by topic as well. Keep in mind
>> that this is a small fraction of what Westlaw and Lexis have, as these are
>> absolutely gigantic repositories of legal knowledge.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Vejas
>> Vasiliauskas via BlindLaw
>> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 3:11 PM
>> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Vejas Vasiliauskas <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [blindlaw] Case Searching
>>
>> Hi All,
>> I'm very new to law and am currently doing an internship this summer,
>> before I start my senior year of college.
>> I was wondering if there are any Web sites that conveniently let you look
>> up cases by category?
>> Thanks,
>> Vejas
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