The search site Court Listener was created by a masters student at the Berkeley School of Information, with the goal of creating a free and competitive real-time alert tool for the U.S. judicial system. Right now, the site has daily information on all precedential opinions issued by the 13 federal circuits and the Supreme Court
Research Site of the Week – Dialysis Facility Tracker
This week’s research site comes from Pro Publica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. One of their projects, the Dialysis Facility Tracker, provides a ton of information on the quality of care provided at dialysis centers across the country. You can learn how often patients have been
Research Site of the Week – Legal Information Institute of India
There are Legal Information Institute sites for many countries and regions, and the Legal Information Institute of India is one such research site. Here you can get access to 138 databases on Indian law, with links to acts, regulations, schemes, and court information for all Indian states. That’s all there is to this site –
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The latest edition of The Mighell Marker is available for your reading pleasure, including a new feature, “App of the Week.”
Track Your Congressman via RSS
A terrific new service mentioned by Sabrina and Bob last week, GovTrack.us does a couple of things. First, you’ll be able to track federal legislation, as well as just about anything happening on Capitol Hill, and you can set up an RSS feed to monitor your searches. You can also track what other people think
Research Site of the Day
WorldTradeLaw.net was started back in 1991 by two international trade lawyers, and it contains two parts. The first part is free to all visitors, and features primary source documents on international trade law, a search engine for GATT/WTO opinions, links to other international trade law sources, and a discussion forum. There’s also a subscription service
Research Site of the Day
The students at Willamette University College of Law provide Willamette Law Online, described as a “Reference Guide for Law. Here you’ll be able to read summaries of orders and decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Oregon Supreme Court, and Oregon Court of Appeals, as well as summaries in intellectual
Free Learning from Lexis
Who said Lexis never gives anything away for free? (except for LexisOne, of course). Edison Ellenberger points us to this helpful Training and Tutorials page, with free mini-seminars on how to get the most out of your Lexis research session. There’s also a PDF file availabled titled Guide to Cost-Effective Research. Gee, free
It Does More Than Just E-Mail
It was a partnership that was bound to happen. Blackberries are almost de rigueur for lawyers nowadays, so it was only natural that Lexis would try to horn in on the action. Last week Lexis announced the availability of its content on Blackberries for attorneys and law firms. Now lawyers who need a quick case
Research Site of the Day
Okay, so it’s not Black’s Dictionary, but Nolo’s Shark Talk Dictionary can help you when you’re in a pinch for legal jargon. The dictionary contains over 1,000 legal terms, with more being added monthly.