[blindlaw] research resources

Sat Jul 14 20:49:48 UTC 2012

Marina, I thought things in Maine were sparse. Up there it is difficult to
dtermine authority figures who know the difference between tradition and
stagmation.
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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Marina Cordova
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] research resources

I agree with Will and Ross, we do need to utilize as many free resources as
possible. But I also have to utilize a paid service. New Mexico bar offers
fastcase too.  I find it helpful for our local cases. Westlaw and lexis
don't have very many NM state materials, and searches come out different on
there than fastcase.  I agree it should have shepardizing. I still have to
use Lexis for shepardizing, and federal, and other searches.  When I started
my practice I started with westlaw, and lets just say I'm still paying the
bill.  Even with westlaw at my disposable, sometimes it faster and easier to
google something. For free on google I found a federal gov advisory document
I'm using in a case now that shows our state gov purposely violated a
federal statute.

Sincerely,
Marina A. Cordova
Attorney at Law
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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ross Doerr
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 1:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] research resources

I couldn't agree with you more Will.  Maine offers only casemaker, and I've
had to strike out on my own to find online legal resources as well as other
resources to be an effective attorney. Law Schools, in their research and
writing courses, are "okay" for what they do, but in this age, they need to
do more. Sighted or not, attornies need to be able to use a wide array of
research tools, and that goes far beyond Westlaw or Lexis.
Like Will, this is only my two cents worth on the topic.

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of William T. Miller
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 2:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] research resources

The North Carolina Bar Association recently switched from CaseMaker to
FastCase for its dues-paying members. I prefer FastCase for its simpler user
interface and am pleased with it so far (I've been using it for about two
months). My biggest criticism is that, unlike CaseMaker,  it does not offer
a "shepardizing" feature. I have not tried the app yet.
On a related topic for law school students: your law school is doing you a
disservice if they are spoonfeeding you WestLaw and Lexis Nexis exclusively
for online legal research. Most law school grads who go into legal practice,
sighted or not, will be forced to learn more cost-efficient ways to perform
legal research once WestLaw and Lexis are no longer free. The more time you
spend relearning legal research techniques after law school, the more
overwhelming and less profitable legal practice will be for you upon
graduation. Practice using free resources as much as you can. Also, find out
if your state's bar association offers an online research tool to its
members, then try to familiarize yourself with it in addition to WestLaw and
Lexis if you can.
My 2 cents,

Will Miller

-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Doerr [mailto:rumpole at roadrunner.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 12:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] research resources

Thank you Pat.  I checked to see if Maine offers it, and sadly they do not.
Maine offers CaseMaker to those of us who pay bar dues to be a member of the
State Bar Association. Maine is not a mandatory Bar. 
I'm always on the look out  for any new and accessible legal research
tolols.

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 11:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] research resources

It is useable but not free from a desmgop. 

Patti S. Gregory-Chang
NFB, Scholarship Committee Chair
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 14, 2012, at 9:17 AM, "Ross Doerr" <rumpole at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Hello Pat:
> "Fast Case" is not a resource that I am familiar with. Have you tried 
> it on your laptop or desktop, or is it truly only for devices like
I-Phones?
> Thank you for your input.
> Ross
> 
> 
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> On Behalf Of Pattichang at att.net
> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:45 AM
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> Fast case for I-phones is good
> 
> Patti S. Gregory-Chang
> NFB, Scholarship Committee Chair
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Jul 13, 2012, at 8:27 PM, "Daniel McBride" <dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> 
>> Is there any internet access to Black's Law Dictionary and/or Supreme 
>> Court opinions for free or that are affordable?
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