Google Free Caselaw Research On The Droid?

Google Free Caselaw Research. Thanks to Finis Price at Technoesq.com for the heads up on Google Scholar, a tailored Google search engine that can be preference set to pull cases from all appellate courts since 1950, and the Federal Courts since 1923. Since the Droid is a Google phone, I set a browser bookmark for Scholar.google.com. Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles, the fast Droid browser pulled up cases from every jurisdiction, in a format easily readable on the Droid screen. The cases come up in a Google style list, with links to the full text of the opinions. In a direct threat to Shepard's, there is a link in each search result to cases citing the case highlighted. Amazing. And free. Case law just wants to be free. I have to say that I have been dreaming of this day since my earliest journeys to the Internet in 1992. It was text based back then, and searches were list based. Ugh. I also note that this seminal announcement occurred yesterday, on the Futurelawyer's birthday. Make of that what you will. If you want to read the official Google announcement, go here.

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[Video Production]

used this function this morning - really good!

[Disability Insurance]

Thanks for this info. I'm still waiting for my Droid, but will take advantage of this for research on the go.