citators

attorneys should use citators to verify the validity of judicial decisions before citing them in briefs.

legal researchers must consult citators to track how a case has been treated by subsequent courts.

the library provides access to several online citators for student use.

a thorough citator search can reveal whether a precedent has been overturned or distinguished.

experienced lawyers always run a citator check before relying on a case in court.

the westlaw citator tool color-codes citations to show their current status.

citators help identify whether a statute has been amended or repealed since its enactment.

new associates learn to navigate citators as part of their legal research training.

the citator report indicates that this decision has been cited positively in fifteen subsequent cases.

before filing, the associate used the citator to confirm that the binding authority remained good law.

digital citators allow users to search by citation number or keyword to find related cases.

the court noticed that the counsel had failed to check the citator for negative treatment of the cited case.