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The heart of the online edition of The Religion Case Reporter is comprised of (1) Case Digests, (2) a Cumulative Index, and (3) a Cumulative Table of Statutes, and a search function that allows you to Search the Database, The purpose of this manual is to explain in detail the nature of these and other elements of the system, how to access them, and how to most effectively and efficiently make use of the system.

You will note that to the left of this document there is a side panel and that at the top of the page there are a series of buttons titled “How to Use” and ”Help.” Both the side panel and the buttons at the top of the page are present at all times during the use of the online system, allowing you to move with ease from one part of the system to another.

During the course of this tutorial you may opt to make use of the side panel and the buttons at the top of the page so that the matter under discussion may be illuminated by concrete example. To return to the present document and continue reading, use your Back button rather than clicking on the How to Use button with which you opened this page. If you click on the How to Use button you will be returned to the top of the document and not to the page on which you left off reading.

2. How Far Do The Case Digests Date Back?

The online edition of The Religion Case Reporter was first launched in April 2003. The Reporter began as a print publication in January 1998 and therefore the online edition includes case digests going back to January 1998. It also includes cases decided in 1997 and earlier which (1) were first released by the court for publication after December 31, 1997 or (2) first printed in one of the official or unofficial reporters after 1997.

3. Are Cases Which the Court Has Ordered “Not For Publication” Reported?

The Religion Case Reporter does index and digest cases of interest that a court has labeled “Not For Publication.” However, not all “Not For Publication” cases are reported. If there is a “Not For Publication” opinion you believe other subscribers would be interested in, please alert us by clicking the Help button at the top of the page and sending an email. Include the name of the case and its citation. If you can, and are legally permitted to do so, please send a copy of the opinion via an attachment to the email.

4. Do You Index and Report EEOC Administrative Decisions?

No.

5. What Exactly Are the Contents of the Case Digests?

Structurally the Case Digests consist of 6 elements. (1) a Case #; (2) a boldfaced head note giving a summary of the more detailed Case Digest; (3) the name of the case and its citation; (4) the subsequent history of the case, if any; (5) miscellaneous data reporting the docket number of the case, the date of the court opinion, the name of the Judge who wrote the court’s opinion, and the name of any Judge who wrote a concurring or dissenting opinion; and (6) a detailed digest of the case. Each of these elements is briefly commented on.

(a) Case #

Every Case Digest is assigned a Case #, e.g. Case # 1349. Sometimes the Case # ends in a capital letter N, for example, Case # 1268N. The N designation has no real significance to users of the online edition of the Reporter. The significance of the N designation is briefly touched upon later on in this tutorial. See section 10, infra.

(b) Boldfaced Head Note

The boldfaced head note gives a summary of the contents of the Case Digest. The text of the head note, accompanied by a reference to the Case #, is reproduced in the appropriate places in the Cumulative Index and Table of Statues so that when one searches the Index and Table one can ascertain whether the case is of interest.

(c) Name of Case and Citation

The name of the case is followed by the case citation. With the exceptions to be noted, the citation usually follows the format recommended in The Blue Book. Thus the county, district, department, or division of a trial court or intermediate appellate court is usually omitted from the parenthetical designation of the court. Where available, the citation will be made to the official and unofficial print Reporters, otherwise the citation will be to LEXIS and/or Westlaw (WL). Once available, the citation to the official and unofficial print Reporters will be substituted for the LEXIS and WL citations.

Occasionally, one will note that the official citation is followed by a cite to LEXIS and/or WL. An example of this would be Clapper v. Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, 166 F.3d 1208, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 32554, 1998 WL 904528 (4th Cir. 1998), cert. denied, 526 U.S. 1145, 119 S. Ct. 2021, 143 L. Ed.2d 1033 (1999). In this case 166 F.3d 1208 reports the court’s decision, but not its opinion. The opinion of the court, which is not for publication, is to be found in the cited LEXIS and WL references. Thus, the LEXIS and WL citations are not parallel citations to the official Table decision, but to the court’s unpublished opinion. The Case Digest is based upon the unpublished opinion. Only in such a case will the official citation be followed by a LEXIS and/or WL citation.

The example Ayon v. Gourley, 185 F.3d 873, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 14199 (10th Cir. 1999), affirming, 47 F. Supp.2d 1246 (D. Colo. 1998), also illustrates the point just discussed: The Case Digest is based upon the Court of Appeals’ unpublished opinion. In this example, reference is also given to the District Court opinion, which is officially published in 47 F. Supp.2d 1246, so that if one chooses one may read the officially published lower court opinion. However, the fact that the citation to the Court of Appeals’ decision appears first indicates that the Case Digest is based upon the Court of Appeals’ “not for publication” opinion and not on the officially published opinion of the District Court. If, on the other hand, the citations were reversed, to read Ayon v. Gourley, 47 F. Supp.2d 1246 (D. Colo. 1998), affirmed, 185 F.3d 873, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 14199 (10th Cir. 1999), it would indicate that the Case Digest is based of the District Court opinion and not upon the subsequent, not for publication, opinion of the Court of Appeals.

(d) Subsequent History of the Case

If, after the initial posting of a Case Digest, the court’s opinion is affected by subsequent developments, the system will be updated to reflect such fact.

The subsequent history can appear in one of 3 places. It may be placed, directly after the citation to the court opinion upon which the Case Digest is based, as in the example, Blagman v. White, 112 F. Supp.2d 534 (E.D. Va. 2000), affirmed, 243 F.3d 535 (4th Cir. 2001), or Children's Healthcare is a Legal Duty, Inc. v. Min De Parle, 212 F.3d 1084 (8th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 532 U.S. 957, 121 S. Ct. 1483, 149 L. Ed.2d 372 (2001).

Most frequently, the subsequent history will be noted after the name of the Judge or Judges who wrote the opinion or opinions upon which the Case Digest is based, as in the following example taken from Case # 110:

Columbia Union College v. Clarke, 988 F. Supp. 897 (D. Md. 1997), No. MJG-96-1831. Dated October 28, 1997. Opinion by J. Marvin J. Garbis. Subsequent history: Vacated and remanded, 159 F.3d 151 (4th Cir. 1998), Case # 314, cert. denied, 527 U.S. 1013, 119 S. Ct. 2357, 144 L.Ed.2d 252 (1999). On remand, see Columbia Union College v. Oliver, 2000 U.S. Dist. Lexis 13644 (D. Md. 2000), Case # 863, affirmed, 254 F.3d 496 (4th Cir. 2001), Case # 1015

The boldfaced tag Subsequent history, along with the accompanying note, is, in most cases, repeated at the very end of the Case Digest. Consequently, one is able to hyperlink directly to the subsequently decided case or cases, either prior to reading the extended Case Digest for Case # 110, or at the end, after reading the Case Digest for Case # 110.

Sometimes the details of a subsequently decided case are not covered in a separately numbered Case Digest, but are added to the end of the original Case Digest.

(e) Miscellaneous Data

The posted miscellaneous data (the docket number of the case, the date of the court opinion or decision, the name of the Judge who wrote the opinion, and the name of any Judge who wrote a concurring or dissenting opinion) always pertain to the court opinion upon which the Case Digest is based, which is always the opinion cited first. Thus, in the example

Blagman v. White, 112 F. Supp. 2d 534 (E.D. Va. 2000), affirmed, 243 F.3d 535 (4th Cir. 2001), No. 99-538-AM. Dated Sept. 14, 2000. Opinion by J. T.S. Ellis, III

the information pertaining to the docket number, the date, and the name of the Judge, all have reference to the decision of the District Court and not the Court of Appeals, even though said information follows directly after the citation to the decision of the Court of Appeals.

(f) The Case Digest

The Case Digests are often quite extensive, but unless an editor’s note specifically states otherwise, the Case Digest is not a word for word reproduction of the court’s opinion. In most cases, 90% or more of the Digest is comprised of the court’s own wording. However, the judicial opinions are heavily edited and all of the following occur without indication: extensive deletions are made; wording is changed or added to reflect the editor’s understanding of the court’s intent; text is transposed, often in large blocks, in order to more logically structure the court’s opinion and avoid repetitive statements; footnotes are eliminated, or integrated into the text; quotation marks are deleted.

The main purposes of the Case Digests are five-fold: (1) to give a detailed picture of the relevant facts of the case, so that the attorney can see to what extent the facts of his or her case accord or vary from those in the case being digested; (2) to report on all the relevant legal issues raised by the case, (3) to report on the court’s analysis and understanding of those legal issues, both within the context of prior case law and as applied to the facts of the case; (4) to set forth the holdings of the court; and (5) to do all this within an amount of space that reduces, on average, the material one must read between 25% and 60%. (Many times the percentage of the reductions is less than 25% or more than 60%.) However, there is no warranty that every fact, legal question, process of legal reasoning, discussion of prior case law reported in the court’s opinion, and holding that one might find relevant or of interest is covered by the Case Digest. The very fact that the judicial opinions are heavily edited necessitates that some things must be omitted. It should also be understood that the Case Digests do not report on material in the judicial opinions that the editor, in his or her sole discretion, deems irrelevant to the purposes of this publication. Thus, for example, discussions of procedural issues are often omitted and if an employee sues an employer for religious, racial, and sexual discrimination, the Case Digest will usually focus only on the facts and law relevant to the issue of religious discrimination. Cases involving prison inmates, criminal defendants, parents fighting over issues of custody, visitation, and child support, all may involve facts and issues that are both pertinent and irrelevant to the purposes of this publication and the Case Digests focus solely on the facts and issues the editor deems pertinent, often without any reference to the other facts and issues covered by the court’s opinion.

If the Case Digest preserves the court’s citation and analysis of a prior judicial opinion and said prior judicial opinion is itself the subject of a Case Digest you will be able to hyperlink directly to the Case Digest of said judicial opinion. For example, the following text appears in the Case Digest for Case # 1137 decided by the Alaska Supreme Court in 2001:

Other courts in similar contexts have also refused to decide the meaning of religious terms in religious disputes. See Hartwig v. Albertus Magnus College, 93 F. Supp. 2d 200, 218-19 (D. Conn. 2000), Case # 762 (declining to decide the meaning of “priest”); Klagsbrun v. Va’ad Harabonim, 53 F. Supp. 2d 732, 741 (D. N.J. 1999), Case # 544 (declining to decide the meaning of “bigamist”).

In this example, if one wishes to, one may hyperlink directly to the Case Digests for Case ## 762 and 544. Thereafter, using the Back button one can return to the Digest for Case # 1137.

If, during the course of reading a Case Digest, you would like to read the full text of a statutory provision being discussed by the court, click onto the Constitutional and Statutory Provisions button in the left-hand panel. The list of available provisions is not exhaustive, but is limited to frequently cited federal constitutional and statutory provisions.

6. How Do I Find and Access Cases That I May Be Interested In?

One finds and accesses cases that one may be interested in by first finding the appropriate Case ##. There are alternative methods for finding the Case ## and accessing the Case Digests. After outlining the alternative methods for finding the appropriate Case ## and accessing the Case Digests, we will discuss in detail each of the buttons in the left-hand panel and at the top of the page and explain how to make maximum use of the buttons’ functions.

The alternative methods for finding the Case ## and accessing the Case Digests are as follows:

(a) The Cumulative Index is the primary entry point into the system. Open the Cumulative Index by clicking on the button in the side panel titled Cumulative Index. Using the Cumulative Index in the manner set forth in section 7 of this tutorial, infra, find the Case ## that may be of interest to you. When you find a Case # of interest, you may immediately hyperlink to the Case Digest by left-clicking on the Case #, which appears in boldface. You may return to where you last were in the Cumulative Index by using the Back button or function on your computer. Clicking on Cumulative Index will return you to the opening page of the Cumulative Index.

Instead of immediately hyperlinking to the first Case Digest of interest that you come across, you may find it more efficient to conduct an extended and thorough search of the Cumulative Index, recording each Case # of interest as you come across it. You may also print those parts of the Index that you find of particular interest. Once you have collected all the Case ## that you are interested in, make use of the Find Case # function in the left-hand panel. Simply, enter the number of the case in the FIND box and click the FIND button. Do not enter the words “Case #” in the FIND box; simply input the numeric number, e.g., 1, 600, 1121, etc. If the Case # ends in an N you must enter the N, e.g., 1743N, although the letter can be entered in lower case form. You may enter only one Case # at a time in the FIND box.

(b) If you are looking for a Case Digest discussing a specific federal or state statutory provision you may make use of the Table of Statues. Open the Table by clicking on the button in the side panel titled Table of Statutes. Using the Table of Statutes in the manner set forth in section 8 of this tutorial, infra, find the Case ## that may be of interest to you. When you find a Case # of interest, you may immediately hyperlink to the Case Digest by clicking on the Case #, which appears in boldface or, as already discussed, you may first collect all the Case ## of interest and then access them one by one using the Find Case # function.

It is very important to remember that that if you do not find what you are looking for using the Table of Statutes, it does not mean that the system does not contain a Case Digest that is on point. In all instances you should conduct a through topical search via the Cumulative Index which is more exhaustive than the Table of Statutes or you may use the Search the Database function.

(c) By clicking on the Search the Database button in the left-hand panel you may search for any word or phrase appearing in any of the Case Digests. To make optimum use of the search function, follow the suggested Guidelines and Tips.

(d) If you are interested in a particular judicial opinion that has been digested by the Reporter and know the name, or part of the name, of the case you are looking for you may click on the Search Case Name button in the left-hand panel. Once the new window opens, follow the instructions that appear on the page.

The Search Case Name function allows you to search only for the names of cases digested by the Reporter. To search the names of cases discussed in the digested cases use the Search the Database function. For example, if you wish to find the Reporter’s digest of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Van Orden v. Perry, use the Search Case Name function. However, if you wish to find digested cases that discuss the Van Orden case or discuss the 1983 opinion of the Supreme Court in Marsh v. Chambers, click on the Search the Database button in the left-hand panel.

If you make successful use of the Search Case Name function, a box will open listing all the cases that meet your search criteria with their Case ##. You may then hyperlink directly to the Case Digest you are interested in or you may jot down the relevant Case ## and then use the Find Case # function in the manner discussed previously.

(e) A final method of finding Case ## and accessing their Case Digests is by clicking on the Recent Updates button in the left-hand panel. By doing so, you will open a file giving you access to Case Digests that have been added to the system within the last 6 to 7 months. The Recent Updates function provides an easy method to keep up with current developments by checking the file once a month, once a week or even once a day. A particularly useful aspect of the Recent Updates function is that once one has conducted his or her preliminary research via use of the Cumulative Index and/or Cumulative Table of Statutes, there is no necessity to return to the Index and Table to keep up with continuing case law. Simply, check the Recent Updates file at least every 2 or 3 weeks.

7. Using the Cumulative Index

The Cumulative Index opens with a listing of more than 750 general topics, e.g., Bankruptcy, Employment, etc. When you first open the Index by clicking the Cumulative Index button in the left-hand panel, the complete list of general topics loads and is available for search purposes. The first time you use the Cumulative Index it is suggested that you carefully scroll down the list of general topics and thoroughly familiarize yourself with its contents. By doing so, your research will be expedited the next time you use the Index. But remember, new general topics are constantly being added as circumstances dictate.

If you know the general topic you are looking for, you need not scroll down the entire Cumulative Index. At the top of the page you will find a list of the letters of the alphabet. Simply click the letter of the alphabet with which the topic you are interested in begins and scroll down the list of topics beginning with the selected letter.

You may also search the list of general topics by using your browser’s "Find" or "Search" function. Search for the most general topic, using a single root word if possible and avoid using the plural. For example, search for the word or words “boy scout” "child" "education" “employ” or "prison". Do not have the search or find function search only for whole words. Always use lower case letters. Do not have the search match the case of the letters. If the first item you find is not what you are looking for, continue searching using the same search word or words. Only when you have searched the entire list of general topics, without finding what you are looking for, should you try searching with a new search term or terms. Topics are cross-indexed as frequently as possible, so the odds are that you will find what you are looking for. If you do not find what you are looking for, search by carefully scrolling down the full list of general topics.

Once you have found the general topic you are looking for, left-click on the topic and you will be linked to the index file containing the desired topic. The linked file will contain a summary of the relevant judicial opinions (a case summary), taken from the boldfaced head notes of the Case Digests, as well as links to other, relevant, general index topics. (For further details about the “case summaries” see section 9, infra.) The linked topic will often (but not always) be broken down into subtopics. There may be as few as 2 subtopics, or as many as 100 or more. Where subtopics are present, they will be listed in the form of a table of contents at the top of the screen page. By clicking on the desired subtopic, the title of said subtopic, with its accompanying case summaries, will automatically appear at the top of the screen page. (If the desired subtopic does not appear at the top of the page, it simply means that the subtopic appears on the last, or only, screen page of the file, and that the beginning of the subtopic is present some place on said screen page.)

You do not have to link to the subtopics by using the list of subtopics at the top of the page. You may simply scroll up and down the page or print the file. On printing, see section 16, infra.

You may search within an Index topic by using your browser’s Find or Search function. For example, if you open the Index topic for Standing and wish to find cases dealing with taxpayer standing, use the Find function to search for the word taxpayer.

Once you have completed reviewing the case summaries within a particular Index topic you may link to other Index topics by returning to the general list of index topics. You may do so by using the list of letters of the alphabet, which constantly remains at the top of your screen. Simply click onto the letter of the alphabet with which the new desired general topic begins. Alternatively, you may return to the complete list of Index topics by clicking on the button titled Entire Index located at the top of the page following the letter Z.

8. Using the Table of Statutes

The Cumulative Table of Statutes, which is accessed via the Table of Statutes button in the left-hand panel, opens with a general list of the federal provisions for which there are Case Digests. Also listed are the state and other jurisdictions in alphabetical order. In abbreviated and modified form the list looks as follows:

U.S. Constitution

United States Code

18 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

36 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

42 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.

U.S. Unconsolidated Laws and Treaties

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Federal Rules of Evidence

U.S. Sentencing Guidelines

Code of Federal Regulations

Alabama

District of Columbia

Virgin Islands

Wyoming

Once you have found the general item you are looking for – e.g., New York or 42 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. – by left-clicking onto said item you will be linked to a file containing summaries of the relevant judicial opinions (case summaries), taken from the boldfaced head notes of the Case Digests. (For further details about the “case summaries” see section 9, infra.) If there are case summaries for more than one statute, at the top of the file there will be a list, akin to a table of contents, of all of the statutes for which there are case digests. Thus, if one clicks on 5 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. the following list (in abbreviated form) appears:

5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)

5 U.S.C. § 552a (Privacy Act)

5 U.S.C. § 701-706 (Administrative Procedure Act)

5 U.S.C. § 6103

And, if one clicks on Wyoming, the following list (in abbreviated form) appears:

Wyo. Const. Art. 1, § 18

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 12-5-101(a)

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-4-309(a)

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-1031

By clicking onto the desired statute, the relevant case summaries will automatically appear at the top of the screen page. If the selected statute with its accompanying case summaries does not appear at the top of the page, it simply means that the case summaries for the selected statute appears on the last, or only, screen page of the file, and that the case summaries are present some place on said screen page.

You do not have to link to the desired case summaries by using the linking list at the top of the page. You may simply scroll up and down the page, or you may print the file. On printing, see section 17, infra.

Once you have completed reviewing the case summaries for a particular jurisdiction or federal provision you may continue your search within the Table of Statutes by clicking on the Table of Statutes button in the left-hand panel.

It is very important to remember that that if you do not find what you are looking for using the Table of Statutes, it does not mean that the system does not contain a Case Digest that is on point. In all instances you should conduct a through topical search via the Cumulative Index which is more exhaustive than the Table of Statutes, or in the alternative, the Search the Database function.

9. Contents of the Case Summaries Found in the Cumulative Index and Table of Statutes

The case summaries found in both the Cumulative Index and the Table of Statutes are taken from the boldfaced head notes of the Case Digests and allow one to decide if one is interested in reading the more detailed Case Digest. The case summaries also refer to the Case # and the court that decided the case. For example, Case # 329 (D. Neb.) indicates that a full write-up of the case, along with its title and citation, can be found in Case # 329, which was decided by the federal district court for the District of Nebraska.

10. Case # Ending With the Letter N

Some case number designations end with a capital "N", e.g., See Case # 1340N. Up until December 2005, the Reporter was published in a print format. The "N" designation indicated to subscribers of the print edition that the boldfaced head note in the print edition preceding the title of the case and its citation constituted the entire digest of the case, with no other facts, legal argumentation, or legal conclusions being reported. The abbreviated digest served as a space saving device. Extensive write-ups of cases of lesser interest to subscribers would have sharply limited the number of cases that could be reported in the print edition. The online edition is not bound by the constraints that were imposed by a paper edition and when you link to a Case Digest having a Case # ending with the letter N you will have access to the complete details of the court’s opinion.

11. Find Case # Function

This function was previously discussed in section 6, supra. To repeat, instead of immediately hyperlinking to the first Case Digest of interest that you come across, while searching the Cumulative Index and the Table of Statutes, you may find it more efficient to conduct an extended and thorough search of the Index and Table, recording each Case # of interest as you come across it. You may also print those parts of the Index or Table that you find of particular interest. Once you have collected all the Case ## that you are interested in, you may make use of the Find Case # function in the left-hand panel. Simply, enter the number of the case in the FIND box and click the Find button. Do not enter the words “Case #” in the FIND box; simply input the numeric number, e.g., 1, 600, 1121, etc. If the Case # ends in an N, you must enter the N, e.g., 1743N, although the letter can be entered in lower case form. You may enter only one Case # at a time in the FIND box.

12. Search the Database

As previously indicated, this function allows you to search for any word or phrase appearing in any of the Case Digests. To make optimum use of the search function, follow the suggested Guidelines and Tips.

13. Search Case Name

This function was previously discussed in section 6, supra. To repeat, the Search Case Name function allows you to search only for the names of cases digested by the Reporter. To search the names of cases discussed in the digested cases use the Search the Database function. For example, if you wish to find the Reporter’s digest of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Van Orden v. Perry, use the Search Case Name function. However, if you wish to find digested cases that discuss the Van Orden case or discuss the 1983 opinion of the Supreme Court in Marsh v. Chambers, click on the Search the Database button in the left-hand panel.

In using the Search Case Name, follow the instructions that appear on the page. If you make successful use of the Search Case Name function, a box will open listing all the cases that meet your search criteria with their Case ##. You may then hyperlink directly to the Case Digest you are interested in or you may jot down the relevant Case ## and then use the Find Case # function in the manner discussed previously.

14. Recent Updates Function

This function was previously discussed in section 6, supra. To repeat, by clicking on the Recent Updates button in the left-hand panel you will open a file giving you access to Case Digests that have been added to the system within the last 6 to 7 months. The Recent Updates function provides an easy method to keep up with current developments, by checking the file once a month, once a week or even once a day. A particularly useful aspect of the Recent Updates function is that once one has conducted his or her preliminary research via use of the Cumulative Index and/or Table of Statutes, there is no necessity to return to the Index and Table to keep up with continuing case law. Simply, check the Recent Updates file at least every 2 or 3 weeks.

15. Constitutional and Statutory Provisions

If, during the course of reading a Case Digest, or at any other time, you would like to read the full text of a statutory provision, click onto the Constitutional and Statutory Provisions button in the left-hand panel. The list of available provisions is not exhaustive, but is limited to frequently cited federal constitutional and statutory provisions.

16. Printing

To print a Case Digest or a file in the Cumulative Index or Table of Statutes, left-click the Print Friendly Version which function appears both at the top and bottom of the file. Once the new page opens, print by using the Print function that comes with your computer.

If saving paper while printing is important to you, it is suggested that you first download the Case Digest following the instructions in paragraph 17, infra, and then format the text before printing. Case Digests are displayed on your computer screen using Verdana font, using line spacing of 1.5 (not single space) and 12 points between each paragraph. All three elements, while easing reading on your computer screen, significantly increase the size of the printed document. Therefore, if cost is a factor, it is strongly suggested that you first download the document and reformat it so as to reduce the number of printed pages.

17. Downloading

To copy and download a file, proceed as follows:

(a) Left-click the Print Friendly Version which function appears both at the top and bottom of the file.

(b) Highlight the text of the file by (i) right-clicking on your mouse and choosing Select All or (ii) left-clicking on Edit + Select All, or (iii) using your keyboard and hitting CTRL + A.

(c) Copy the highlighted text by (i) using the copy icon on your computer, or (ii) right-clicking on your mouse and choosing Copy or (iii) left-clicking on Edit + Copy, or (iii) using your keyboard and hitting CTRL + C

(d) Do not save formatting. If you wish to download the file without preserving formatting (thereby eliminating such elements as italicized and boldfaced text) proceed as follows: (i) Using your word processing program, open a new document and (ii) in WordPerfect and Microsoft Word select Edit + Paste Special + Unformatted Text + OK

(e) Save formatting. If you wish to download the file preserving the formatting, using your word processing program, open a new document and (i) paste the copied file using the paste icon on your computer, or (ii) in WordPerfect and Microsoft Word select Edit + Paste Special + HTML Format + OK; (iii) then, to eliminate the cell, i.e., the box, surrounding the text, place your cursor somewhere within the cell, and select Table + Convert + Table to Text + Paragraph Marks + OK

After downloading save and edit as you would any other word processing document.

18. Help

If, at any time, you have questions or need assistance, click on the Help button at the top of the screen and follow the instructions.

19. Sign Off

Sign off the online edition of The Religion Case Reporter by clicking on the X icon in the upper right hand corner of your computer.