Research and verification
Authority
A case, a statute or a piece of regulator material cited in an answer. The reference table is labelled Authorities when a run cites primary law, and References when it only cites firm documents or web sources.
See also
- VerdictThe state of an authority after checking. Three values only: verified (the citation resolves to a real source and the text matches), needs a check (nobody has confirmed it yet, or it could not be confirmed), and not found (it was looked for and it does not exist).
- Treatment signalHow later courts have treated an authority. Nine values: good law, followed, applied, distinguished, explained, considered, needs a check, doubted, overruled. Shown beside the verdict.
Research and verification