Nexis Uni & Westlaw - TAX 9863: Federal Tax Research Resources - Prof. Handler

Tax Analyst Publications on Nexis Uni

Tax Notes Today
Current and past issues of Tax Notes Today are available through Nexis-Uni. Enter a date for the issue of that day, or enter keywords or sections of the Internal Revenue Code, for example, to retrieve articles on the topics or section.

Finding Cases on a Federal Tax Topic in Westlaw Campus Research

Westlaw (Thomson Reuters)
Includes decisions and case law from state and federal courts, laws from all 50 states, federal regulations, American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence 2d, and articles from law reviews and journals.

Finding Federal Tax Cases in Nexis-Uni

Nexis Uni
Search regional, national and international newspapers, law, legislation and court cases. Find company profiles and business and industry news. Formerly known as LexisNexis Academic.

Is The Case Still Valid?

Attorneys use two citation tools to determine the validity of a case: Shepard's on Nexis-Uni and KeyCite on Westlaw. Warning: currency and scope are limited on the academic versions of these services. They should not be used outside the teaching environment.

Nexis-Uni

Retrieving a Shepard's^® report by citation can be done by entering the citation name in the case search box, then click the Shepard's Signal™ indicator next to the document name.

Westlaw Campus

Keycite information automatically appears to the left of a retrieved case.

KeyCite Explanation
How to use West's KeyCite to determine if a case is still "good law."