Case Law Fields
Judge - JU()
Concurring - CON()
Dissenting - DIS()
Synopsis - SY()
Digest - DI()
Synopsis/Digest - SY,DI()
Title - TI()
Topic - TO()
Headnote - HE()
Attorney - AT()
Opinions - OP()
Lead - LE()
Prelim - PR()
Statute and Regulation Fields
Prelim - PR()
Caption - CA()
Credit - CR()
Historical Notes - HN()
References - RE()
Annotations - AN()
Summary - SU()
State - ST()
Journal, Law Review, and Legal Encyclopedia Fields
Title - TI()
Author - AU()
Summary - SU()
Jurisdictions - JU()
References - RE()
Topic - TO()
Prelim - PR()
The following list provides a description of the most commonly used case law document sections. Not all sections appear in every document.
| Cite: | the citation of the case in an official reporter or parallel reference. |
| Counsel: | the name of individuals, law firms, or organizations representing a party of interest in the case. |
| Court: | the name of the court that heard the case. |
| Disposition: | the final decision of the court. You can search segment by date. |
| History: | the prior and subsequent history of the case. |
| Judges: | the names of the judges hearing the case. |
| Name: | the names of all the parties involved in a case. |
| Number: | the docket number(s) assigned to a case by the court. |
| Opinion: | the text of the opinion issued by the court. It includes the majority, dissent, and concurrance. |
| Writtenby: | the name of the judge(s) authoring the opinion, including the majority, concurrence, and dissent. |
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The following list provides a description of the most commonly used document sections in statutes. Not all segments appear in every document.
| Cite: | the citation for a document. |
| Heading: | the number and name of the topic under which a document has been organized. |
| History: | the history of a document. |
| Notes: | the editorial notes pertaining to a document. |
| Section: | the number and caption of a document. |
| Text: | the text of a document. |
| Unanno: | searches, displays, and prints a document without annotations. |
