Have a look at Prof. Patrick Wiseman's open, online collection of edited Constitutional Law cases. Just a few of the cool features in this collection:
- Ellipses are expandable one by one (), or by selecting an 'expand ellipses' icon (, in the upper left corner), which expands all ellipses in the case.
- All footnotes may be shown by selecting a 'Show footnotes' icon (, also upper left corner).
- The above two features combine to allow restoring the entire case.
- Every paragraph in each case is made a "target", enabling direct linking from the class syllabus or web page to any paragraph.
- In a few cases, editorial footnotes (indicated by lower-case letters, and with text within square brackets) provide commentary or additional information about the case. More such editorial material will be added over time.
- In many cases, links are provided from the top of the first page to concurring and dissenting opinions.
- Supreme Court precedent cited in each case is linked from within the case if available.
Play around with a case and take advantage of some of these features, especially the expandability. You can find Prof. Wiseman's complete project description here.
Prof. Wiseman's hard work is available to anyone who wants to use it under a Creative Commons license. CALI would like to thank Professor Wiseman for sharing his hard work and allowing us to give it a home. And we all should thank him for his willingness to share it with the world.
His sharing is a fantastic example of the spirit of our eLangdell Project. We hope that a few more law professors out there are willing to write casebook materials and make it freely available - and right now we're offering some pretty nice cash incentives for those who write casebook material and give it to us to share.