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Fastcase
July 18, 2019

Fastcase Tip: Authority Check

Fastcase offers a research tool called Authority Check , which helps find later citing cases to a particular case. Authority Check can be used to locate related authority on your topic or to prioritize your research by looking for the most fequenty cited cases. In the Fastcase Classic interface,...
Fastcase
May 30, 2019

Fastcase Tip: Public Link

Fastcase * offers a great feature called Public Link . This tool provides a link that can be embedded in a memorandum or other document to quickly pull up a case. You don't have to be authenticated into Fastcase for the link to work. Once you have pulled up a case in Fastcase, look for the Public...
Fastcase
October 19, 2018

Discovery Practice, 8th Edition

Are you looking to expand your knowledge of discovery procedures? Discovery Practice, 8th ed. by Roger S. Haydock and David F. Herr is available to Jenkins members through Treatises on Fastcase . This title covers all aspects of the discovery process including trial preparation, experts, discovery...
Fastcase
June 29, 2018

Civil False Claims and Qui Tam Actions, 4th Edition

Have an anti-fraud case involving the False Claims Act? Take a look at Civil False Claims and Qui Tam Actions, 4th by John T. Boese. Chapters include "Liability Under the False Claims Act", "Damages and Penalties Under the False Claims Act" and "The Qui Tam Provisions". This title is available to...
Fastcase
February 22, 2018

Section 1983 Litigation Titles on Treatises on Fastcase

The Treatises on Fastcase* database provides access to over 130 treatises spanning a variety of topics. Included in this collection are 6 titles focused on Section 1983 Litigation: Handbook of Section 1983 Litigation , Section 1983 Litigation: Claims and Defenses , Section 1983 Litigation: Federal...
Fastcase
November 6, 2017

Introducing Type-Ahead Search on Fastcase 7

This article is republished with permission by Fastcase. View the original article here . One of Fastcase’s newest features ( exclusive to Fastcase 7 ) is subtle enough that you may not even notice it. But once you do, you will not be able to imagine conducting your legal research without it. New...
Fastcase
September 28, 2017

Database Search Algorithms

Members of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) should check out Susan Nevelow Mart's presentation on Understanding the Human Element in Search Algorithms at AALL's annual conference and her article in the AALL Spectrum "Every Algorithm has a POV" (AALL Spectrum, Sept./Oct. 2017, v.22...
Fastcase
May 11, 2017

Treatises on Fastcase

Jenkins Members with access to Fastcase * will now have not only a great tool for searching case law, but Fastcase's Treatise collection as well! Previously, these titles could only be searched by logging into a separate platform called Loislaw Libraries on Fastcase . Now users will be able to...
Fastcase
March 21, 2017

Fastcase 7 Has Arrived

Fastcase 7 * is now available to Jenkins' members. To use the new platform, sign-in to Fastcase through jenkinslaw.org . Everything will look the same on the Fastcase home page, but notice the toggle switch in the upper right: Select the toggle to FC7 and you will switch to the new Fastcase 7...
Fastcase
January 19, 2016

New Loislaw Libraries on Fastcase Video Available Now

Take a look at our new video: Using Loislaw Libraries on Fastcase.