Using Citators

A citator is a tool that checks whether a case is still good law (in other words, whether a case has been overturned). Citators are sometimes referred to as Shepard’s (LexisNexis) or Keycite (Westlaw).  Both Shepard’s and Keycite provide:

  1. Recent materials that refer to a particular case;
  2. Parallel citations for a particular case; and
  3. Judicial history of a case or statute.

*As of 2012, the library has cancelled all print subscriptions to Shepard’s citators, with the exception of Nevada Shepard’s Citations, which are located at Call No. KFN659.S5 in the Reserve Room.  Therefore, the best option for most patrons is to use Keycite in the Westlaw Public Access database.