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SOCW 5014: Law & Ethics in Social Work

Resources for legal research, citing legal resources, and legal sources in psycho-social journals..

Court Opinions via Westlaw

Court Opinions via Westlaw:

Keys can lead to other cases:

  • Look for the West Headnotes
    • Be sure they are clicked "on."

Look for "negative treatment"

  • Yellow flag indicates some legal authority has offered a potentially different interpretation of some part of the argument contained.
    • Look for Superseded by 
  • Ref flag indicates some legal authority has fully rejected some part of the opinion.
    • Look for Vacated by