New on Google Scholar: Legal Opinions

You'll see this yourselves before too long, but as of this week, Google Scholar now contains legal materials.

Read all about it: Finding the Laws that Govern Us. And here's the coverage note:

Currently, Google Scholar allows you to search and read opinions for US state appellate and supreme court cases since 1950, US federal district, appellate, tax and bankruptcy courts since 1923 and US Supreme Court cases since 1791 (please check back periodically for updates to coverage information). In addition, it includes citations for cases cited by indexed opinions or journal articles which allows you to find influential cases (usually older or international) which are not yet online or publicly available. Legal opinions in Google Scholar are provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied on as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed lawyer. Google does not warrant that the information is complete or accurate.

Reviews from the legal community, including assessments of how Westlaw and LexisNexis might be affected, are linked to the post.