Google Scholar has announced that they’re now including “full text legal opinions from U.S. federal and state district, appellate and supreme courts” free of charge.
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In this time of shrinking budgets and rapid inflation of subscription costs, it’s helpful to find sources of information that don’t cost thousands of dollars for access. Thanks to the efforts of Carl Malamud, case law in the public domain has been made available through various free websites. Check out this 2007 New York Times story (free registration required; or use bugmenot for privacy) for some background on how this open-access revolution has recently opened up the case law landscape.
Here are some of the free case law sources now available. Search, bookmark, and share to your heart’s content!