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Shepardize

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A quick definition of Shepardize:

Shepardize: To check how a legal decision has been used in other cases to see if it still has the same importance. This helps lawyers understand how a decision has been interpreted and applied in different situations. The term comes from a tool called Shepard’s Citation Service that was used to track the treatment of legal decisions. It became famous during the O.J. Simpson trial.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Shepardizing a citation means to check how a legal decision has been treated in subsequent cases, so that its value as a precedent can be fully understood. The term comes from the name of a tool called Shepard's Citation Service, which was commonly used in the past to track the treatment of specific decisions.

For example, if a lawyer wants to use a previous court decision to support their argument in a new case, they would Shepardize the citation to make sure that the decision has not been overruled or limited by later cases. This helps the lawyer to make a stronger argument and avoid relying on outdated or incorrect legal authority.

The importance of Shepardizing was highlighted in the trial of O.J. Simpson, when one of the lawyers failed to properly Shepardize a citation and was caught off guard by the opposing counsel's argument that the cited case had been overruled.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
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Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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