Watch a demo using Case Law Search in First Point using case name and citation. (.mov 5.5mb)
Watch a demo of Case Law Search in Lexis Nexis using case name and citation. (.mov 7.5mb)
If a rule of law cannot be found in written laws, lawyers will often say that it is a rule to be found in "case law". In other words, the rule is not in the statute books but can be found as a principle of law established by a judge in some recorded cases.
The word jurisprudence has become synonymous for case law. Duhaime Online Legal Dictionary.
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