U.S. SUPREME COURT OPINIONS AVAILABLE ON INTERNET

The Supreme Court opinion files are available over the Internet and
are a good example of how the Internet can be used for the
distribution of information.

Connect to host <ftp.cwru.edu> using anonymous FTP, and follow
the instructions contained in the various README files.
The README files contain information on what type of decisions are
in the documents at hermes, and the INDEX file is useful to fine
the correct decision.

This is occurring under an experimental program called
"Project Hermes" begun in 1990. The objective is to rapidly
provide copies of the Court's opinions in electronic form to as
wide an audience as possible. A consortium composed of Case Western
Reserve University (CWRU), EDUCOM, and the National Public
Telecomputing Network (NPTN) is one of the implementing
organizations of the project.

The full text of the Court's opinions are available within minutes of their 
release without charge.

Access is also provided at <aa584@cleveland.freenet.edu>

For those in the law field--whether lawyer or librarian--instant
information over the Internet can be a boon.

News item provided courtesy of: Richard J. Smith
University of Southwestern Louisiana <rs@usl.edu>

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