Does Loislaw publish slip opinions and advance sheets?
Yes. Loislaw publishes very recent cases, typically in the form of slip opinions issued by the court or official publisher. These “recent” cases are fast-tracked in order to expedite availability; they are posted directly in the native format received from the publisher or court, and are not yet indexed or paginated in Loislaw’s permanent collection. Lists of “recent” cases are comprised almost exclusively of slip opinions, and usually appear on Choose a Database pages for various jurisdictions. Most “recent” cases will have been received within twenty-four hours and will appear in Loislaw’s permanent holdings within one or two days. As soon as they enter Loislaw’s permanent data, slip opinions are assigned a citation by docket number. Loislaw integrates advance sheets into its permanent collection by replacing slip opinions with the same case from an advance sheet. Advance sheets contain the second (and nearly final) version of a case, and are distinguished both from slip opinions (th
