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KeyCite status flags
Understand KeyCite flags and symbols to quickly assess whether cited legal authorities are good law, have negative treatment, or contain citation or title issues.
This guide helps you understand the difference between the KeyCite status flags. You're able to find good law and citations with KeyCite and more.
Red flag
A red flag means you've cited a case or decision that's bad law for 1 portion of law.
In statutes and regulations, a red flag means your citation was amended, repealed, superseded, or held unconstitutional in whole or in part.
Overruling risk
Your case is overruled because it cites a case that relies on or cites an overruled case.
Yellow flag
In cases and administrative decisions, a yellow flag warns that the case or administrative decision has some negative history but hasn't been reversed or overruled.
In statutes and regulations, the yellow flag can mean a few things.
- The statute is renumbered or transferred.
- Uncodified session law or proposed legislation affects the statute.
- The validity of the statute was called into doubt.
- It was preempted or limited on constitutional grounds.
- The regulation was reinstated, corrected, or confirmed.
- A prior version has negative treatment.
Blue striped flag
The blue striped flag means your was appealed to the US Court of Appeals or US Supreme Court.
Blue H
The blue H means your case or administrative decision has some history.
Green C
Citing references available with no direct history or negative references.
Red U
Citation is unverified or has errors.
Red M
A red M means you have an error in a citation in your document. You should correct this error or make sure you entered it correctly.
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