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Fastcase provides access to federal law, state law in all 50 states, and special courts including the Board of Tax Appeals and U.S. Customs Court. A Wolters Kluwer Treatise collection is included. We have remote access for Duquesne Kline faculty and students. Others may use this resource on a Law Library computer. 

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As part of your access to Fastcase, you can use a terrific collection of treatises from legal publisher Wolters Kluwer. Most of these treatises are not available elsewhere in the library's collection, either in print or online. 

The instructions below show you how to access the Wolters Kluwer Treatise Collection on Fastcase. 

Available subject libraries include the following: 

Bankruptcy Law

Employment Law

Licensing Agreements 

Business Practice Law Estate Planning Law Limited Liability Corporations
Business Torts Law Evidence Law Personal Injury Law
Construction Law General Litigation Library Products Liability Law
Consumer Finance Law  Insurance Law Library Real Estate law
Drunk Driving Defense Intellectual Property Law Library Remedies
Elder Law  Internet Law and E-Commerce Library Section 1983

Employment Discrimination Law

Law Practice Resources  

 


Instructions for Using the Wolters Kluwer Treatises on Fastcase

Step One: Log in to Fastcase and select Jurisdictions & Sources from the main search bar. 

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Step Two: Make your selections and save. (Note: You need to search an entire subject library, not a particular treatise.) 

Screenshot of list of available treatises

Step 3: Type in your search terms and run your search. 

Screenshot of a sample search

Step 4: Review your search result list and make a selection. 

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Step 5: Look at your selected item and switch to Outline View

Picture of Selected Result With Instructions to Switch to Outline View

Step 6: See your selected item in the context of the Treatise and Chapter where it appears using the Outline View. 

Screenshot of selected item in Outline View

 

CARA A.I., which is part of Casetext, provides a document-based search experience. Users can upload a complaint, brief, or other document into the system and the system provides information on potentially relevant citations that are not included in the uploaded document. CARA A.I. can supplement conventional search techniques, and may be helpful for double-checking work or for locating potentially relevant materials that are not cited in an opponent's brief.

Access Information:

Law school faculty, staff, and students can sign up for free access to Casetext, including CARA A.I.

Note: Note: We do not subscribe to or support Casetext/CARA A.I., but they make their product available to law faculty and students for free. They also have a student ambassador program

Tips:

  • In addition to CARA A.I., Casetext also provides access to sample briefs filed by leading organizations as well as resources for identifying statements of black letter law and legal holdings.
  • Casetext does not have a robust citator similar to KeyCite or Shepard's.

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