1. Locating US Cases
on
Google Scholar
Slides prepared by Jennifer Warburton
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2. To locate U.S. cases
Refer to Library Research Guide
http://researchguides.smu.edu.sg/u
slaw
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Google Scholar:
U.S. Case Law

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Google Scholar:
U.S. Case Law

4. Currently has:
•U.S. Supreme Court
cases since 1791
•U.S. federal district,
appellate, tax, and
bankruptcy courts
since 1923
•U.S. state appellate
and state supreme
court cases since 1950
Google Scholar:
U.S. Case Law

5. Google Scholar:
U.S. Case Law
Limit search to specific courts

6. Google Scholar:
U.S. Case Law
Search for case by key term
E.g. Search for U.S. case on trademark
infringement

7. Google Scholar:
U.S. Case Law
Official page numbers are provided
for citation needs

8. Smart enough to return the original,
full-text case as first item in the results list
even just using a simple name search
Google Scholar:
U.S. Case Law

9. Need more help?
Email: libresearch@smu.edu.sg
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10. Need more help?
Email: libresearch@smu.edu.sg
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