October 9th, 2006
"Finally, some of the opinions are funny."
Professor Tim Wu and programmer Stuart Sierra have launched Project Posner, a searchable database of legal opinions authored by jurist and blogger Richard A. Posner. As Tim says,
Project Posner has all of Posner’s 2100+ opinions, fully and easily searchable. …
The law supposedly belongs to the people, but it can be surprisingly hard to find. American case reports — which are the real law of the nation — are hard to get at, and even when on the internet, rarely searchable. To get real access you generally need a Westlaw subscription which costs a small fortune. Wikilaw is a great effort to try and change this, but it is still primitive.
Posner said that he was relieved that the "cat" search turned up more than "dogs." I told him it was because he liked the phrase "cat's paw."
Denise Howell is an appellate, intellectual property and technology lawyer who enjoys broad industry recognition for her expertise on the intersection of emerging technologies and law. See her full profile and disclosure of her industry affiliations.
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