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It's true! If you're worried about hallucinating citations, we have an API that can really help: https://lnkd.in/gBBfnS-q

News! CourtListener has a new and vastly enhanced case law search engine. It's not semantic search yet, but that'll be coming in the new year (along with some other nice features and some relevancy enhancements). This was really hard because we had to swap out this search engine for our existing one without people or API users really noticing. So far so good! Check it out! https://lnkd.in/g73Hv282

New Release: Understanding Neutral Citations We're thrilled to announce the launch of our advocacy guide to neutral citations — a vital tool for enhancing accessibility and transparency in case law. Neutral citations are more than just legal references — they’re a cornerstone of equitable access to justice and open legal research. Dive into our guide to learn how they work and why they’re essential for a fair legal system.  Read the full guide here: https://lnkd.in/gVhR_qec #AccessToJustice #LegalInnovation #NeutralCitations #OpenLaw #LegalTech

Here's some exciting news. With support from Arnold Foundation, we're prototyping and then building about a dozen AI solutions in CourtListener. To do this, we're hiring an AI Developer and we need your help spreading the word so we can find the very best candidate. The grant is for six months, and we're hoping to extend it from there, building out the most successful prototypes. More information here, or feel free to ask in the comments: https://free.law/hiring/ Thank you!

Free Law Project's Executive Director, Michael Lissner, answers 3 questions from Gaston Kroub at Above the Law - here is Part 1: https://lnkd.in/gEtBvxpw

Our director Mike Lissner shares his thoughts on opening the law and all the work we're doing here at Free Law Project. Give a listen if you enjoy podcasts! Thank you Gabriel Stiritz and Lexamica!

Our director Michael Lissner and our co-founder Brian Carver, along with Anna Russell from Cornell Law School, will be talking to the Berkeley Judicial Institute TOMORROW! We'll be preaching the "Data to Justice Pipeline" and will be talking about actions courts can take to make their data and services more readily available so that the legal technology ecosystem can thrive. Join us! It's free!

11 years ago, we held the Aaron Swartz Memorial Grant to bring our browser extension, RECAP, to Internet Explorer. Unfortunately, we failed because making anything that worked with Internet Explorer was a nightmare. But ho! Today the landscape has changed. Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge all support the same extensions. This means that we now support more browsers than ever. Spread the word. This should finally bring RECAP into firms and enterprises! https://lnkd.in/gWVprQ8v

FLP in the wild! Get your RECAP, CourtListener, or Free Law Project shirt, hoodie, mousepad, hat, bottle opener — you name it! https://free.law/store

Our director shares his experience as a member of the PACER User Group. Unfortunately, after a year on the group, there's not a lot more to say than what's below.