2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of displaying an interactive hierarchical chart representation of a case history for a legal case corresponding to at least one of the citations, wherein the hierarchical chart representation is organized and displayed according to a set of rules and includes a plurality of horizontally oriented rectangular regions, with each rectangular region corresponding to a level of a court system.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of displaying an interactive hierarchical chart representation of a case history for a legal case corresponding to at least one of the citations, wherein the hierarchical chart representation is organized and displayed according to a set of rules and includes a plurality of horizontally oriented rectangular regions, with each rectangular region corresponding to a level of a court system. 3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the hierarchical chart representation of the case history is horizontally oriented.