Advanced (Boolean) Search Examples

Search Term	Example	Returns Documents Containing:
Phrases in quotation marks	“aggravated felony” (quotes required)	the phrase “aggravated felony”
Asterisk (*) used as Wild Card	“aggravated felon*”	returns such phrases as “aggravated felony”; “aggravated felonies”; “aggravated felons”
Near	adjustment near unlawful	The words adjustment and unlawful, if they appear in the document within 25 words of one another.
And Not	liaison and not meeting	the word liaison, but not the word meeting
And Between Multiple Phrases	“aggravated felony” and “moral turpitude”	the phrase “aggravated felony” and the phrase “moral turpitude” in the same document
Or between Multiple Phrases	“aggravated felony” or “moral turpitude”	either the phrase “aggravated felony” or the phrase “moral turpitude”-or both
Parentheses ( ) for complex searches	(”agg* felon*” OR crime* of violence”) AND (DWI or DUI)	Any combination of aggravated felony/aggravated felonies/etc. or crime of violence that also contains DWI or DUI

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