Legal research
Opening the source
A citation is a door. The original you can open is what you can be held to.
Match the identity
- Name and year of the statute or judgment.
- The article or page shown.
- That the opened file is the one named on the card.
- That extracted text is not treated as a substitute for the PDF original when one exists.
An elegant sentence without a door
Naming an article without a path to the page reassures you. Do not rely on it until the original opens.
These pages describe the platform as it works today. Verifying the text and its application remains the professional’s responsibility.
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