Shepardize Legal Meaning and Definition

Here is a simplified definition of the legal term Shepardize.

(v) Shepardize: To Shepardize means to examine the history, subsequent treatment and citing references of a court decision to ensure its legal validity, typically using Shepard's Citations. This process helps to identify if a case law, statute, or legal precedent has been overturned, reaffirmed, questioned, or cited by later decisions.