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. 7. The method of claim 2 , wherein displaying the hierarchical chart representation of the case history includes referencing a data structure for a legal case, wherein the data structure associates a court zone indicator with the legal case and the court zone indicator is used to determine display position of information regarding the legal case.