KeyCite
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KeyCite is Westlaw’s proprietary legal citator service that tracks the history and treatment of cases, statutes, and other authorities to determine their current validity and precedential value.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Westlaw feature
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legal citator → legal research tool → |
| analyzes |
citations
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negative treatment → positive treatment → subsequent history → |
| competitor |
BCite
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LexisNexis citator services → Shepard's Citations → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| developer |
Thomson Reuters
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| feature |
KeyCite citing references
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KeyCite depth of treatment stars → KeyCite flags → KeyCite history → |
| field |
case law research
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legal citation analysis → legal research → statutory research → |
| indicates |
distinguished decisions
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followed decisions → overruled decisions → reversed decisions → superseded decisions → |
| partOf |
Westlaw
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| platform |
online legal research platform
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| providedBy |
Westlaw
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| purpose |
assess precedential value of legal authorities
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determine current validity of legal authorities → track history of legal authorities → track treatment of legal authorities → |
| supportsContentType |
administrative materials
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case law → court rules → statutes → |
| supportsJurisdiction |
U.S. state law
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United States federal law → |
| tracks |
administrative decisions
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cases → regulations → secondary sources → statutes → |
| usedBy |
judges
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law students → lawyers → legal researchers → |