Nov. 5, 2014 – The State Bar of Wisconsin offers free Fastcase access as part of your member benefits package. In addition to traditional search, this next-generation legal research service offers advanced search and visualization tools to help you find the citations you need more efficiently. Several recent updates have made Fastcase even more valuable.
Authority Check Gets an Upgrade
Fastcase has enhanced its Authority Check with the addition of Bad Law Bot, an algorithm that searches for and flags cases with negative citation history and provides links to those cases. Although Bad Law Bot is not intended to be a complete replacement for a full editorial citator, it flags all cases that have been overturned and subsequently cited to by another court opinion.
Two Great Things, Together at Last
For years, Fastcase’s Interactive Timeline has plotted search results on a graph, allowing you to quickly identify the most-cited cases and see the relationships between them. Forecite identified potentially significant cases that were not included in your search results and alerted you to them. To make the most of each tool, Fastcase has now combined these two features, allowing you to see Forecite results in your Interactive Timeline.
Take Fastcase with You
Take smarter research on the go with Fastcase apps for iOS and Android! Use the app to search caselaw and statutes, customize and re-sort search results, and use any of the integrated citation analysis tools. Then sync your mobile apps with your main account to bring together your favorites and search history. You can save cases on the go, then access them at your desktop where it’s easy to print or find expanded search information.
For more information about Fastcase, including available training opportunities, please contact Kristin Huotari at (608) 250-6152.