Google Scholar: Access court cases, academic papers and sources.

Step 1
To start, choose Articles and Case law (for the U.S.).

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You can further narrow your search by choosing Federal or local courts.

Step 3
To access a list of courts around the United States, click Select courts.

Step 4
If you select Advanced Search in the menu, a window will appear that allows you to narrow your results using specific words, authors or dates.

Step 1
In the left column, click on the drop-down menu to choose between Articles and Case law.

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For Case law, you can specify whether you want to search Federal or local court documents.

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You can sort your results by date.

Step 4
To refine your results by location, try searching your term with the area you’re interested in, (Redistricting, California, for example).

Step 1
Click the library’s link to the right of the listing.

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Under the result, click Versions or Related.

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To explore additional results, click Related articles.

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You can also click Cited by to look for more information.

Step 1
If you find a useful result and the author’s name is underlined, click on it to see his or her user profile.

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The author’s profile will include additional articles written by the author and a list of topics he or she writes about.

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By clicking on a topic on an author’s profile page, you can find other authors who cover it.

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If a source seems particularly knowledgeable, and has provided a link to their personal site, click Homepage and you may be able to contact them for a quote or comment on your story.

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You can also use the search bar in User Profiles to try to find additional relevant authors.