Launching Project Posner

We've been discussing Judge Posner in my Law and Economics class and the influence he has had in helping pioneer this field. Today, I just stumbled on this new searchable index of Judge Posner's opinions:

Project Posner is a free and fully searchable database of Judge Richard Posner's 2100+ opinions. It is one of a very tiny handful of free legal case searches on the internet right now.

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.

We chose Posner because he was my old boss, and because he's arguably the most influential judge in the nation (including those on the supreme court). Project Posner is just a beta. It is a test project for will be more to come.

See Project Posner here.