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Announcing Justia Daily Opinion Summaries Updated: by

Hi Friends! Today Cicely and I are pleased to announce Justia's newest free law offering:   FREE Daily Opinion Summaries of all Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and select State Supreme Courts! Our Daily Opinion Summaries deliver clear, concise summaries of breaking court opinions right to your in-box. The summaries are…

SCOTUS on DNA Testing and A Post-Conviction Appeal by Tony Yarbough Updated: by

On Monday, the Supreme Court released its 6-3 decision in Skinner v. Switzer. Skinner was convicted of capital murder in Texas, and sought to compel DNA testing to prove his innocence. Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 64 bars defendants who did not request testing at trial from doing so…

Little Sheba the Happy Birthday Hug Pug Updated: by

Sheba, Justia’s original HugPug, turns seven today! For those of you lucky enough to have dogs around while you work, you know how wonderful it is to have these four-footed friends at any office. Sheba, and fellow Justia pugs, Rio and Belle, along with other doggie friends Tank (aka, Le…

Justia January Round Up Updated: by

It's February 1st, and we at Justia are happy to report that in January members of our Onward and Facebook communities not only stopped by to visit us, you also liked us, and sometimes, you really, really liked us. Our heavy hitter in January on the Onward Blog in terms…

Justia: The Year in Review Updated: by

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…

Announcing SCOCAL: California Supreme Court Resources & Annotations Updated: by

Last week marked the formal launch of a new Supreme Court of California resource center, SCOCAL (http://scocal.stanford.edu). SCOCAL is a joint project between Justia and our friends at the Robert Crown Law Library at Stanford and Fastcase. There are lots of cool features in the site and, as ever, I…

Just In Time for the Holidays – Consumer Product & Safety Resources Updated: by

As the holidays get into full swing and folks begin to make their lists of presents for young and old alike, we thought it might be a good idea to point everyone to some helpful online consumer resources. In particular, we wanted to mention two Justia web sites which allow…

Holiday Gifts For Lawyers: Justia’s List Updated: by

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, but there's still time to get terrific gifts for lawyers and clients.  Here are some of our favs: The Apple iPad —  It's sleek, small, and über cool. It holds nifty free legal apps like Fastcase to find state and federal…