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1 KeyCite Flags at the top of the document let you see at a
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administrative decision.
A red flag warns that the case is no longer good law
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2 KeyCite Tabs provide quick access to citing references,
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KeyCite Citing References help
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authorities have interpreted
that document.
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1 Depth-of-Treatment Bars
show the extent to which the
citing document discusses the
cited case.
EXAMINED –
extended discussion
of the cited case
DISCUSSED –
substantial
discussion of the
cited case
CITED – some
discussion of the
cited case
MENTIONED –
brief reference to
the cited case
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Quotation Marks indicate
that the citing document
directly quotes the cited
case.
3 Headnotes indicate which
point of law the citing
document discusses.
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