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Law and Paralegal: Google Scholar

Legal information; Westlaw Paralegal resources

Google Scholar

Google Scholar allows you to search and read published opinions of U.S. state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950, U.S. federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923, and U.S. Supreme Court cases since 1791. It also includes citations for cases cited by indexed opinions or journal articles.

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Google Scholar -- Legal Opinions and Journals

In the Advanced Search of Google Scholar, look for the following search fields down the page:

Legal opinions and journals options in Google Scholar

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