Why are Georgia court opinions so confusing?

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Until last year, Georgia appellate opinions were conveniently offered through a single Web site — and one which was, I believe, an official court site. Go there now and find that Georgia Supreme Court opinions stop as of Oct. 28, 2002, and Court of Appeals opinions stop as of Sept. 6, 2002. The Supreme…

Chicago Tribune launches its first Web log

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Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn has launched the newspaper’s first Web log, Breaking Views. The blog, in Zorn’s own words, is “a frequently updated journal containing observations, reports, tips, referrals, tirades and whatever else happens to be in my notebook. My goal is to make Breaking Views useful, provocative and amusing, sometimes all…

Uncle Sam’s reference shelf

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The County and City Data Book compiles official population and housing data from the 2000 census plus business and other data for all U.S. counties, all U.S. cities with populations of 25,000 or more, and all places with at least 2,500 residents. The online version is in PDF format.…