Digests are finding tools organized by topic and key number that help researchers find case law. Texas case law is compiled in the Texas Digest. The Texas Digest and Texas Digest 2d are classified by West's Topic and Key Number system for Texas state and federal court decisions from 1886 to present. These are located in the general collection of the Chickasaw Nation Law Library.
Important background concepts:
Digests provide access to case law in multiple ways, as set forth below. Once a topic and Key Number is located, these are used to locate applicable cases in the digest.
Online case law opinions from Texas can be found in the following places:
Some common research strategies for online resources include the following:
Digests are finding tools organized by topic and key number that help researchers find case law. Texas case law is compiled in the Texas Digest. The Texas Digest and Texas Digest 2d are classified by West's Topic and Key Number system for Texas state and federal court decisions from 1886 to present. These are located in the general collection of the Chickasaw Nation Law Library.
Important background concepts:
Digests provide access to case law in multiple ways, as set forth below. Once a topic and Key Number is located, these are used to locate applicable cases in the digest.