Finding a Court Case
FINDING A COURT CASE
Finding cases in Google: http://www.google.com
In the search box, enter the name of the court case between quotation marks, (example: “roe v. wade”) so that Google will searches for the entire phrase rather than random occurrences of the words “roe” or “wade.”
Finding cases in Lexis-Nexis
- From
- Click Periodical Articles in the blue column to the left.
- From the list of databases, click Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.
Note: If you are searching from home, you will need to enter your username (your six-digit Graceland ID number) and password (your last name in lowercase letters).
- In the Get a Case box, select Party Name, enter the opposing parties of a case in the two search boxes, and search. In the Document List of citations, click the red highlighted words for details about the case.
For questions, contact the library:
Dr. Charles F. Grabske, Sr. Library
800/833-0524 ext. 4301
trider@graceland.edu or leawilli@graceland.edu
