What is Authority Check?
Authority Check searches for other cases that cite your case and displays the results as a list of hyperlinked case names. This is a great research tool for finding related precedents, or to help determine the continuing value of a case as a precedent. In addition, you can use Authority Check on the Results page to sort search results in order of authority – with the most often-cited cases at the top of the list. Note that Authority Check only lists citing precedents in the Fastcase database. Fastcase does not hold Authority Check out as a replacement for services such as Shepards or KeyCite. These services are available at Jenkins Law Library on our public Lexis and Westlaw terminals. Attorney members of Jenkins who are sole practitioners or in firms with less than 10 attorneys can use Shepards through the Lexis Thru Jenkins program. Shepards or KeyCite are available on a transactional basis. It is also recommended to search for a few words in the heading of the case to find related p
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