This document provides guidance on finding cases using Lexis Nexis Academic by selecting the "Articles" and "A-Z" options on the library homepage to access the database, and then using the Legal Case Look Up to search by citation, parties, or topic. It notes that searching constitutional topics or issues like "Fourth Amendment" or "deadly force" may yield relevant results, and that fully reading the case overview and summary can help determine a case's relevance.

1. FINDING CASES
IN LEXIS NEXIS
LEGAL
A Guide
By
Emily Z. Brown

2. FINDING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC
Select “Articles” on the home page of the library,
then select A-Z.

3. FINDING LEXIS NEXIS ACADEMIC
Choose Lexis
Nexis
Academic from
the list of
databases.

4. SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS
ACADEMIC

5. SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS
ACADEMIC
Use the Legal Case
Look Up to find cases
by citation, parties, or
topic.
If you know the area of
the constitution your
topic pertains to, you
could search that as
well. For examples,
“Fourth Amendment,”
or, “deadly force.”

6. SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS
ACADEMIC
If you don’t know which specific case you’re looking for, it
may take some digging to find one that pertains to your
research.
The information on this screen will tell you in which court
the case was decided.

7. SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS
ACADEMIC
On the main case page you’ll see the case citations,
parties, and dates the case was argued and decided.
There is always an overview of the case.

8. SEARCHING LEXIS NEXIS
ACADEMIC
Reading the summary will also help you decide if the case is relevant to your research.

9. Thus concludes our brief look at searching for cases.