There are a variety of case finding methods! Case law research is circular because one case leads to another and many of the finding methods lead to the same cases over and over.
- Looking at statutory annotations
- Looking at KeyCite/Shepard's Citing References
- Searching (natural language or terms and connectors)
- Using Westlaw Key Numbers/Lexis Headnotes
- Reading secondary sources
- Reading cases
- One good case finding method
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