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Google Offers Legal Research for the Average Citizen—and Lawyers, Too

Posted Nov 18, 2009, 10:11 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss

Updated: Google has announced it is adding a new search function that will find full-text legal opinions from federal and state courts.

Users can go to the Google Scholar online search engine and type in case names, topics or key words to find the relevant cases. “We think this addition to Google Scholar will empower the average citizen by helping everyone learn more about the laws that govern us all,” Google says in an announcement posted at TaxProf Blog.

Researchers can try an “advanced scholar” search link that narrows searches to opinions in specific states, according to the Supreme Court of Texas Blog. Users… Continue reading...



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