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Using Google for Legal Research

I begin every legal research issue the same way - with Google.  Using Google just got better:As many of us recall from our civics lessons in school, the United States is a common law country. That means when judges issue opinions in legal cases, they often establish precedents that will guide the rulings of other judges in similar cases and jurisdictions. Over time, these legal opinions build, refine and clarify the laws that govern our land. For average citizens, however, it can be difficult to find or even read these landmark opinions. We think that's a problem: Laws that you don't know about, you can't follow ? or make effective arguments to change.Starting today, we're enabling people everywhere to find and read full text legal opinions from U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on November 17, 2009 (boomark / email).