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Summer RA Training: Case Law Research Alexia Loumankis May 21, 2019 What will you learn today? How to find cases in Canada, UK, and US Books Journals Encyclopedias Boolean searching Unreported cases Noting up Before
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Bookmark the Library’s website library.law.utoronto.ca
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1. Determine the Keywords of the fact scenario/problem 2. Think of all Synonyms for the keywords 3. Relate the groups of keywords and synonyms using Connectors (/p, /n, AND, OR, etc.) *Don’t forget to truncate and use wildcards *Look for keywords in statutes and regulations *Bookmark Thesaurus.com
You are summering at a criminal firm and counsel has asked you to help prepare for the sentencing hearing of a 16‐year‐old who was convicted of stealing a car. What’s the typical sentence for this situation? sentence AND (youth or teen! or young) AND (car or automobile or vehicle) AND (theft or steal! or stole) sentence /50 (youth or teen! or young) /20 (car or automobile or vehicle) /20 (theft or steal! or stole)
(e.g., Canadian Criminal Cases, Ontario Reports, etc.)
Quicklaw, WestlawNext, etc.)
have to contact the court where the case was heard
cause, dates, file number, judge, etc.
case as they often have a copy of the decision on hand
and Northern Ireland have separate systems
and military court
(formerly HOL) given great respect abroad
England, Wales, Scotland (civil), and Northern Ireland
from UKSC) hears appeals from British territories and some Commonwealth countries
Search the U of T catalogue for Sweet & Maxwell books
subject matter
court of last resort, although much more variation at the state level
called State Supreme Court (there can also be an intermediate State Court of Appeals)
prohibited by federal law (federal courts exclusive jurisdiction for trademark and bankruptcy matters)
law, for example, constitutional matters
District Courts)
Courts of Appeal (Federal Judicial Circuit Courts)
agencies appeals) + Federal Circuit (fed matters, e.g., patents, gov’t contracts, etc.)
very few cases get here)
Search the U of T catalogue for the Nutshell series of books