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Database Troubleshooting

This guide provides an overview of OpenAthens, allows you to report an access problem, and provides troubleshooting guidance on specific database access.

Steps to log in to Westlaw.com

Log in to Westlaw from https://westlaw.com or with the Westlaw App using these steps:

1. Click on Access with single sign-on.

2. Enter your email address and click Continue.

4. Enter your OpenAthens username and password.

You will then be transferred back to Westlaw and signed in.

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Read Westlaw on Desktop and Mobile browser (iPhone and Android). Or download the app to your phone:

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Ask Us! Email the Library at research@doc.gov.

If you have any specific questions about Westlaw, feel free to reach out to our Westlaw trainer:

Trevor Friend
trevor.friend@thomsonreuters.com

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