Searching the full text of law reviews, cases, treatises, or other materials can provide more comprehensive coverage than using a citator. It can also be more flexible (e.g., allowing you to look for works citing any of three different articles at once, rather than using a citator for each of them). But it requires more thought and does not offer the same sort of tidy display you get with a citator.
Here are some sample searches in Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg Law.
| To find material citing . . . | Search | Lexis Results | Westlaw Results | Bloomberg Law Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott A. Schumacher, MacNiven v. Westmoreland and Tax Advice: Using "Purposive Textualism" to Deal with Tax Shelters and Promote Legitimate Tax Advice, 92 Marq. L. Rev. 33 (2008) | scott w/2 schumacher w/2 macniven |
10 law review articles 1 Tax Analysts newsletter 1 cong. comm. print |
9 law review articles 1 treatise 1 CLE (ABA sec. of taxation) 1 cong. comm. print |
1 law review article 2 BNA newsletters 1 cong. comm. print |
| Sanne Knudsen, The Long-Term Tort: In Search of a New Causation Framework for Natural Resources Damages, 108 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1 (2014). | sanne w/2 knudsen w/5 "long-term tort" |
1 case 3 law review articles 1 treatise |
2 law review articles 1 case |
1 case 1 docket 1 law review article |
| Lisa Marshall Manheim, Redistricting Litigation and the Delegation of Democratic Design, 93 Boston. U. L. Rev. 563 (2013). | lisa w/2 manheim w/2 "redistricting litigation" w/3 delegation | 0 | 4 law review articles | 2 law review articles |
| Peter Nicolas, Fighting the Probate Mafia: A Dissection of the Probate Exception to Federal Court Jurisdiction, 74 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1479-1547 (2001). | nicolas w/2 "fighting the probate mafia" |
11 cases 6 sections of U.S.C.S. 17 law review articles 2 treatises 1 CLE |
11 cases 20 law review articles 1 treatise 4 legal newsletters 1 CLE
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11 cases 1 docket 7 law review articles |
| Anita Ramasastry, Secrets and Lies? Swiss Banks and International Human Rights, 31 Vand. J. Transnat'l L. 325 (1998) | ramasastry w/2 "secrets and lies" w/2 "swiss banks" | 0 |
2 briefs 2 trial court documents 30 law review articles |
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| ramasastry w/2 "secrets and lies" | 30 law review articles |
2 briefs 2 trial court documents 30 law review articles |
1 law review article |
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