[blindlaw] Case Searching

[Vejas Vasiliauskas]

Hi Shannon,
Thanks. I had never heard of FindLaw until you mentioned it, but you looks very cool.
I was under the impression from what Nandini said that you can use WestLaw or Lexus Nexus if your institution is subscribed, but I could be wrong. I'll ask my supervisor when I next see her (she's out of the office).
Thanks,
Vejas 

> On 13 Jun 2019, at 15:14, Shannon Dillon via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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