The Boolean operators AND and OR can be used to establish logical relationships between searchable citation elements (such as parts, tape number, original page number, decision year) expressed in a query. The more specific the query, the fewer foreign results generated. Caution: Only the printed bound volumes of the U.S. Reports contain the official final statements of the U.S. Supreme Court. In the event of a discrepancy between a bound tape and the documents contained herein – or any other version of the same material, whether printed or electronic, official or unofficial – the bound volume printed is controlled. AND If two or more citation elements are known, AND can be used to refine a search. For example, the query blacksmith AND the city returns only quotes that contain both words. A petition in the form 544 AND 228 may be used to retrieve the citation in 544 U.S.
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ConditionsPrivacy PolicyDisclaimerCookiesDon`t sell my information Abogado.com The #1 Spanish legal website for consumers FindLaw.com Free and reliable legal information for consumers and legal professionals The search field below can be used to retrieve the quote in the form recommended by the decision rapporteur for any signed declaration, curiam or internal published in the United States Reports will be (or will be published soon). Access large files: Users are encouraged to right-click large files, such as those listed here, and save them to their hard drive. Otherwise, the files may expire before they can load properly. OR OR is the default operator of Case Citation Finder. Therefore, if no Boolean operator or quotation mark is used in a query that consists of multiple words, the query is treated as if OR had been inserted between the words. For example, the query smith OR city (or smith city) returns quotation marks containing the word “smith”, the word “city”, or both. Copyright © 2022, Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. LawInfo.com Nationwide Bar Directory and Legal Consumer Resources quotation marks can be used to search for specific phrases and can be used in combination with Boolean operators, such as “City of Jackson” or “City of Jackson” AND Smith.
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