One would think that the ATF, the federal agency charged with keeping track of firearms in the United States would be able to quickly pull up a list of people who legally own firearms in this country. Just press a few buttons on the computer, and — presto! — ATF…
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Friends, lawyers--did you know that the Bluebook is available online? I confess, I did not until a couple weeks ago. I needed to research citation formats, but my Bluebook was sadly out of date (think law school). I didn't want to wait for the copy to arrive by mail, so…
Last week, I saw a penny machine at the San Francisco Zoo. These machines are commonly found at amusement parks and other popular tourist destinations. Basically, for 50 cents, the machine will flatten and emboss your penny with a commemorative design. If you experience a case of buyer's remorse, you…
Happy New Year to all our Justia friends! As Courtney wrote in her year-end review, one of the big trends of 2010 was the emergence of social media and its integration into the work of legal professionals. While I'm sure many of our readers may already have a blog, a…
2010 was a busy legal year, especially for free law advocates. Here are some of Justia’s legal predictions for 2011:…
Lately, I've been playing around with the Books Ngram Viewer from Google Labs. This experimental site displays how often searched phrases appear in publications scanned by the Google Books project over time. For example, open government really jumped in the 1970s. And, as you may have deduced, it correlates with…
2010 is almost gone--it's been a very eventful year here at Justia. Indulge us while we review this year's contributions to legal information on the internet. And, we are getting plans ready for 2011--if you have any ideas about things you'd like to see at Justia.com, please let us know…
On January 10th, the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game will feature an exciting match-up between the 12-0 Oregon Ducks and the 13-0 Auburn Tigers. Cameron Newton, the quarterback who led the Tigers to an undefeated regular season, has already garnered several prestigious college football awards, including the 2010 Heisman Memorial…
Great news, friends! Starting in 2011, Public.Resource.Org will release a Report of Current Opinions (RECOP) on a weekly basis. The Report will include a FREE HTML feed of ALL slip and final opinions from the appellate courts of the 50 states and the federal government. The feed will be available…
New York City street performer the Naked Cowboy is suing competing street performer the Naked Cowgirl in federal court. Both play the guitar in Times Square nearly naked except for cowboy boots and a hat. The Naked Cowboy is claiming that the Naked Cowgirl is "tarnishing the Naked Cowboy’s wholesome…