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Fastcase helps you search smarter by allowing you to jump to the most relevant paragraph in a case with one click. When browsing a case, just press the M key. Alternatively, you can click on the Jump to the most relevant paragraph link at the top of the screen. You will automatically be directed to the paragraph of the case that is most relevant to your search terms. Use this feature to move through your search results more efficiently and focus on the cases that are important to you.

Note: This feature is currently only enabled when using Internet Explorer.

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By default, Fastcase automatically highlights each instance of all of the search terms in your query. If you would prefer to view your case with only one of your search terms highlighted, select the relevant term from the Highlight menu at the upper left hand side of the screen.

Example:

If you search for busing AND desegregation every instance of the words busing and desegregation will be highlighted within each of your search results.

If you want to see your search results with the word busing to be highlighted but not the word, desegregation, then select busing from the menu next to the label “Highlight”.

You will find this option towards the top, left hand side of the screen when you are viewing the full text of the case.

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Did you know that you can use Fastcase Authority Check to help you find the most authoritative cases on your research topic? In fact, if you are not taking advantage of Authority Check’s second-level of citation analysis – citations within your search results – you may be missing out on valuable information.

Follow these quick and easy steps to get the most out of Authority Check and find authoritative cases quickly.

1. Perform a search using the Advanced Case Law Search. Make sure that the box next to “Show Number of Citations in Search Results” is checked at the bottom of the page.

2. When you get to the Results screen, you will see a column labeled “Authority Check” on the far right of the screen. Under that heading, there will be a blue hyperlink that reads “These Results.” Click on the link.

3. After you click on the link, your search results will be sorted by the number of times they have been cited by other cases within your search results. In other words, the most authoritative cases – those relied on most heavily by other cases within your search results – will be at the top of the list.

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When you generate a list of case law search results on Fastcase, you have the ability to filter the list to cases from just one jurisdiction.

For example, let’s say you search for “felony murder” in all Federal Appellate Courts. You will get at least 1000 results.

If you want to view only the decisions of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, there is no need to re-run your search in the Ninth Circuit database. Instead, just select “Federal 9th Circuit” from the Jurisdiction filter at the top, left hand side of the screen.

Your results list will go from 1000 results down to the 190-or-so results from the Ninth Circuit. The other cases will be temporarily hidden.

Get the full list instantly by selecting “All Jurisdictions” form the drop-down Jurisdiction filter.

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