Researching the law is only the first step in the legal research process. Once you have found relevant law, you must determine whether the law has been overturned, reaffirmed, questioned, or cited by later cases. If you cite a statute that has been changed or a case that has been overturned, that law will be less persuasive and it will damage the integrity of your reporting.

For this assignment, return to the LexisNexis database or the websites provided this week and search for and select a federal case that was heard in the type or level of court you selected. Think about why the case you selected was heard in that particular court. Then, go to the Shepard’s citations database in LexisNexis, shepardize the federal case you selected, and provide the Shepard’s Report for that case. Examples of what you may find in the Shepard’s Report are:

Case name, citation, court designation, and year

Prior case history and subsequent appellate history (direct history and one level of indirect history, if any)

Shepard’s editorial treatment analysis codes

Citing references, including the following citations:

Case law citations with editorial treatment analysis

Annotated statutes

Law reviews and bar journals

Agency Decisions

Restatements

Court documents (briefs, pleadings, motions)—not available in LexisNexis Academic

LEd annotations—not available in LexisNexis Academic

With these thoughts in mind:

Provide the Shepard’s report for your federal case and explain what information you gained by utilizing this report.

Support your response using the Learning Resources and other scholarly resources.

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