Google announced on its homeblog last week that it's getting into the law business in a big way.Is this good news? We don't know. In the short-term, Google moving into the neighbourhood will probably free up access to US law for lawyers and non-lawyers alike, as happened in other countries thanks to free access movement …
Tag: USA
Crime and punishment in Las Vegas
I don't often recommend TV shows, but Sin City Law is a worthy exception to the rule. Made by the same documentary team responsible for Murder on a Sunday Morning and the The Staircase, it offers a fly-on-the wall view of the legal system in Las Vegas, Nevada.Tonight's episode, Bourbon Strip, is part 2 of …
Wikipedia ain't evidence!
This might be something of a, "Duh, Fred!" statement. But, there is now judicial authority (in America at least) to say that Wikipedia entries may not be used as evidence.The decision (also available here, in case the first link dies) is an unpublished appellate opinion of the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division. That Court …
Wikipedia ain’t evidence!
This might be something of a, "Duh, Fred!" statement. But, there is now judicial authority (in America at least) to say that Wikipedia entries may not be used as evidence.The decision (also available here, in case the first link dies) is an unpublished appellate opinion of the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division. That Court …
Researching United States law
Some judgments — most notably Michael Kirby's decisions in the High Court — refer to United States judgments in their reasons.I confess I have no familiarity with the US legal system other than a vague understanding they have a Federal system similar to ours. (Here's an interesting aside: did you know that aside from Australia, …