Add a case or statute citation with Fastcase

The Fastcase plugin allows authors to search for and link to U.S. cases and statutes with Fastcase search results in blog posts. This document explains adding a case citation to a post.

Before you start

• You'll need a blog user account.
• Understand the basics of adding and editing links in blog posts.

Steps

1. Open a post for editing.
2. Click the Fastcase button in the editor: 
   
   
   
   
3. In the Fastcase search window, find cases with either the Search tab or the Look up Citation tab:
   
   
   
   
   • Use the Search tab to search cases by keywords.
     • Click Use Citation to create a link to the case or statute with the Bluebook citation as the anchor text.
     • Click Use Link to create a link to the case or statute with your desired anchor text.
       
       
   • Use the Look up Citation tab to search by volume, reporter, and page number.
     
     
   • Optionally, after selecting a case, click the view icon  to view the case text in a new window.

    

4. If desired, edit the anchor text field at the bottom of the window to change how the link text appears in the post.
5. At the bottom of the Fastcase window, click Insert.