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#appellatetwitter: Has any court started requiring hyperlinks to case cites in briefs? Has any lawyer started putting them in voluntarily, just for the reader's convenience? Is this a bad idea? | #appellatetwitter: Has any court started requiring hyperlinks to case cites in briefs? Has any lawyer started putting them in voluntarily, just for the reader's convenience? Is this a bad idea? | ||
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It's interesting that two state courts are ahead of any federal court on this. | It's interesting that two state courts are ahead of any federal court on this. | ||
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The New York Appellate Division requires it. (Or requires the cases to be compiled as an addendum to the brief, but hyperlinks are easier.) | The New York Appellate Division requires it. (Or requires the cases to be compiled as an addendum to the brief, but hyperlinks are easier.) | ||
| − | Doug Gladden | + | Doug Gladden@gladden_dallas |
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I used to do it. When our office had Lexis, it was very easy to even include hyperlinks to pin cites. It's harder to do that with Westlaw, but it is possible. I stopped though, because I was told that the Texas Courts system automatically inserts hyperlinks. | I used to do it. When our office had Lexis, it was very easy to even include hyperlinks to pin cites. It's harder to do that with Westlaw, but it is possible. I stopped though, because I was told that the Texas Courts system automatically inserts hyperlinks. | ||
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The links wouldn't have to be Westlaw or Lexis. Better would be links to free public websites like Google Scholar or the Cornell site | The links wouldn't have to be Westlaw or Lexis. Better would be links to free public websites like Google Scholar or the Cornell site | ||
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Revision as of 04:44, 11 May 2021
My Question to AppellateTwitter
#appellatetwitter: Has any court started requiring hyperlinks to case cites in briefs? Has any lawyer started putting them in voluntarily, just for the reader's convenience? Is this a bad idea? 10:06 PM · Jan 28, 2021 Eric Rasmusen@erasmuse · It's interesting that two state courts are ahead of any federal court on this. Sean Marotta@smmarotta · The New York Appellate Division requires it. (Or requires the cases to be compiled as an addendum to the brief, but hyperlinks are easier.) Doug Gladden@gladden_dallas · I used to do it. When our office had Lexis, it was very easy to even include hyperlinks to pin cites. It's harder to do that with Westlaw, but it is possible. I stopped though, because I was told that the Texas Courts system automatically inserts hyperlinks. · The links wouldn't have to be Westlaw or Lexis. Better would be links to free public websites like Google Scholar or the Cornell site Eric Rasmusen@erasmuse
