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Westlaw

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A quick definition of Westlaw:

Westlaw is a website that helps people do legal research. It has lots of information like court cases, laws, and legal magazines that you can read online. You can use it to find out more about the law and how it works.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Westlaw is a database used for computer-assisted legal research. It provides online access to various legal resources, including federal and state caselaw, statutes, regulations, and legal periodicals. It is abbreviated as WL.

Example: A law student can use Westlaw to search for relevant cases and statutes related to their research topic. For instance, if they are writing a paper on the Fourth Amendment, they can use Westlaw to find Supreme Court cases that interpret the amendment and relevant federal and state statutes.

Explanation: The example illustrates how Westlaw can be used by a law student to conduct legal research. They can search for specific legal resources related to their research topic, such as cases and statutes, and access them online through Westlaw. This saves time and effort compared to traditional methods of legal research, such as going to a law library and manually searching through books and journals.

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JapaneseMacaque

20:55

MIAMI A

[] AromaticTroubledDormouse

20:55

How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?

[] AromaticTroubledDormouse

20:56

CONGRATS MACAQUE!

JapaneseMacaque

20:57

TY

jackfrost11770

20:59

got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack

jackfrost11770

20:59

ALSO CONGRATS!

texaslawhopefully

21:03

Congrats1!

Ratratta

21:15

Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.

Ratratta

21:15

Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!

[] 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

22:32

Nice! @Macaque

Dkk

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

JazzyGazelle

23:35

guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad

1a2b3c4d26z

23:37

Oooooo me too

JazzyGazelle

23:37

omg is this good or bad

Dkk

23:47

Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.

JazzyGazelle

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??

180SupremeWarrior

23:53

hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?

Dkk

0:10

No idea

windyMagician

0:34

reporting live to say my ndls address also went long

JazzyGazelle

0:59

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.

Dkk

5:22

Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.

jackfrost11770

5:37

good morning lsd it is 5 am EST

jackfrost11770

5:37

also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything

jackfrost11770

5:38

my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review

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