Shepard's Citations
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Shepard's Citations is a long-standing legal citator service used by attorneys to track the subsequent history and treatment of cases, statutes, and other authorities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shepard's Citations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3395986 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shepard's Citations Context triple: [KeyCite, competitor, Shepard's Citations]
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A.
Shepard
Shepard is the middle name of William S. Benson, a notable figure whose full identity includes this given name.
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B.
Shepard
Shepard is a surname most famously associated with Sam Shepard, the American playwright, actor, and director known for his influential works in contemporary theater and film.
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C.
Cayde-6
Cayde-6 is a fan-favorite, wisecracking Hunter Vanguard and Exo character from the Destiny video game series.
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D.
Melinda May
Melinda May is a highly skilled S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and pilot in the Marvel universe, renowned for her combat expertise, stoic demeanor, and loyalty to Director Phil Coulson's team.
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E.
Hawke
Hawke is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the military, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shepard's Citations Target entity description: Shepard's Citations is a long-standing legal citator service used by attorneys to track the subsequent history and treatment of cases, statutes, and other authorities.
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A.
Shepard
Shepard is the middle name of William S. Benson, a notable figure whose full identity includes this given name.
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B.
Shepard
Shepard is a surname most famously associated with Sam Shepard, the American playwright, actor, and director known for his influential works in contemporary theater and film.
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C.
Cayde-6
Cayde-6 is a fan-favorite, wisecracking Hunter Vanguard and Exo character from the Destiny video game series.
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D.
Melinda May
Melinda May is a highly skilled S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and pilot in the Marvel universe, renowned for her combat expertise, stoic demeanor, and loyalty to Director Phil Coulson's team.
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E.
Hawke
Hawke is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, the military, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal citator
ⓘ
legal reference work ⓘ legal research tool ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field |
law
ⓘ
legal research ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
citator history reports
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citator signals indicating treatment ⓘ citing references filters ⓘ coverage of administrative decisions ⓘ coverage of cases ⓘ coverage of court rules ⓘ coverage of statutes ⓘ date filters ⓘ history of citing decisions ⓘ jurisdiction filters ⓘ negative treatment indicators ⓘ parallel citations ⓘ positive treatment indicators ⓘ references to secondary sources ⓘ treatment codes ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
digital citator
ⓘ
online database ⓘ print publication ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the oldest legal citator services in the United States ⓘ |
| ownedBy | LexisNexis ⓘ |
| partOf |
LexisNexis
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surface form:
LexisNexis legal research services
|
| publisher | LexisNexis ⓘ |
| use |
checking whether a case is still good law
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finding citing references ⓘ legal citation analysis ⓘ tracking subsequent history of legal authorities ⓘ tracking treatment of cases ⓘ tracking treatment of regulations ⓘ tracking treatment of statutes ⓘ validating legal authorities ⓘ |
| usedBy |
attorneys
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judges ⓘ law librarians ⓘ law students ⓘ legal researchers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
appellate practice research
ⓘ
case law validation ⓘ litigation research ⓘ regulatory validation ⓘ statutory validation ⓘ updating legal authorities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shepard's Citations Description of subject: Shepard's Citations is a long-standing legal citator service used by attorneys to track the subsequent history and treatment of cases, statutes, and other authorities.
Referenced by (1)
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