The Oyez Project has provided streaming audio of Supreme Court arguments since 1996, but it recently took a leap forward by adding Supreme Court audio in MP3 format. The first set of releases, which can be found here, includes 51 cases. They are release under a Creative Commons license that allows listeners…
How many blogs are there in the world?
According to the NITLE Weblog Census — an attempt to find as many active Web logs as possible across all languages — it has so far found 629,083, of which 320,634 “seem to be in English.” [via net.law.blog.]…
A conversation with Steven Brill
For those whose interests straddle law and journalism, Steven Brill is a man of rather epic reputation. The cigar-chomping, ever-suspendered founder of American Lawyer magazine, Court TV, Counsel Connect (one of the first online services for lawyers) and Brill’s Content, he recently published the book, After: The Rebuilding and Defending of America in the…
Another state court publishes its briefs online
After posting my article yesterday, A Brief Summary: Free Briefs on the Web, I received an e-mail from M. Sean Fosmire, developer of the preeminent online court directory, Courts.Net, pointing out that I missed one state court that provides briefs on its Web site, Michigan. I have now added it to the…
Round-up of new and newly discovered legal Web sites
I have posted two recent columns devoted to new and newly discovered Web sites of interest to lawyers, A Hodgepodge of Newly Launched Sites and A Round-up of New and Interesting Sites.…
Managing knowledge management via the Web
I have posted my recent column, Managing Knowledge Management Via the Web, a guide to Web resources on legal knowledge management.…
Guide to finding free legal briefs on the Web
I have posted my June column, A Brief Summary: Free Briefs on the Web.…
MapBlast! now part of MSN Maps
I do not know how I missed this, because I am a frequent user of the map sites MapQuest and MapBlast!, but I see that MapBlast! is now owned by Microsoft and has been merged into MSN Maps & Directions . This came about after Microsoft acquired Vicinity Corporation, owner of MapBlast!.…
Survey says: 8 of 10 lawyers favor globalization
Something about this makes me want to say, “Duh-uh.” A survey conducted by the International Bar Association and sponsored by LexisNexis concluded that 8 of 10 U.S. lawyers believe the legal profession would benefit from the convergence of laws across international borders. The survey of 700 IBA members in eight countries found that the areas…
Daubert site adds Web log
I had previously written about Daubert on the Web as one of the best law-related sites launched in 2002. Now, thanks to Ernie, I see that the site’s author, Philadelphia litigator Peter B. Nordberg, has started an associated blog, Blog 702.…
California’s First District Appellate Project launches site
California’s First District Appellate Project this week launched its first Web site. The FDAP is a non-profit, northern California law firm providing representation on appeal to indigent juvenile and adult defendants in criminal appeals, and indigent minors and parents in dependency appeals. The Web site features practical tools primarily for use by FDAP’s panel…