Boolean Search Instructions

part1 AND part2

Document must match both part1 and part2.

part1 OR part2

Document must match either part1 or part2, or both.

NOT part

Document must not match part.

(term1 AND term2) OR (term3 AND term4)

Use parentheses to group terms.

"multi-word phrase"

Document must contain the exact phrase.

"word1 word2 word3"~20

Document must contain word1, word2, and word3 within 20 words of each other (proximity search).

court:name

Document must be from the court name. Abbreviations work, such as "1st" for the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

date:yyyy-mm-dd

Document must match the exact date yyyy-mm-dd.

date:[yyyy-mm-dd TO yyyy-mm-dd]

Document must be within the range of dates, inclusive.

name:part

The title of the case must match part.