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Why do I need to “Shepardize” a case?

April 26, 2017Case shepardize

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Why do I need to “Shepardize” a case?

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The reason for Shepardizing a case before citing it in a paper or using it to defend your position in a court case is that that will tell you whether the ruling in the case is still good law or whether it’s been overturned by other later rulings in that same case or others like it.