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There aren't many legal wikis, yet. Those that I have found include:
There aren't many legal wikis, yet. Those that I have found include:
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[http://ernieattorney.stikipad.com/louisianalaw/show/HomePage Louisana Law] (new -- only basic content)
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[http://ernieattorney.stikipad.com/louisianalaw/show/HomePage Louisiana Law] (new -- only basic content)
[http://www.taxalmanac.org/index.php/Main_Page TaxAlmanac] From Intuit
[http://www.taxalmanac.org/index.php/Main_Page TaxAlmanac] From Intuit
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[http://wiki.lessig.org/index.php/Anti-Lessig_Reader Anti-Lessig Reader]
[http://wiki.lessig.org/index.php/Anti-Lessig_Reader Anti-Lessig Reader]
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[http://www.crimeupdate.net/crimebook/index.php?title=Main_Page WikiCrimeLine]
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[http://www.wikicrimeline.co.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page WikiCrimeLine] WikiCrimeLine is a project, set up as part of the CrimeLine family of free updating materials. This is your unique opportunity to share your knowledge of the criminal justice system with others, for the greater public good. Everyone is welcome to contribute. The challenge to start a project like this was laid down by Professor Susskindin a speech given to The Society for Computers and Law, reported in The Gazette- I am sure that we can rise to it!
[http://commons.umlaw.net//index.php?title=Main_Page MCopyrightExperiences] (only basic content)
[http://commons.umlaw.net//index.php?title=Main_Page MCopyrightExperiences] (only basic content)
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[http://wiki-law.org/mwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Wikilaw] "an open content legal resource" (new -- only basic content)
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[http://www.wikilaw.org/index.php?title=Main_Page WikiLaw] "the legal resource anyone can edit." This site was recently redesigned.  Includes [http://www.democracy.wiki-law.org/ Wiki Democracy], exploring ideas for a new government by wiki. 
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[http://wikilaw.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Wikilaw] "the free law library that anyone can edit" (new -- only basic content)
 
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[http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Main_Page Wex] Law dictionary from the Legal Information Institute
 
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[http://www.jurispedia.org/ JurisPedia]
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[http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Main_Page Wex] From the Legal Information Institute; includes a legal dictionary, legal encyclopedia, and other resources.  Authorship is limited to selected writers.
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[http://codebook.jot.com/WikiHome Lawrence Lessig's Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace]
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[http://www.jurispedia.org/ JurisPedia] One of the older legal wikis.
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[http://www.youthrights.net/index.php?title=Table_of_Contents Youth Rights Wiki]
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[http://lawpedia.jot.com/WikiHome Lawpedia] A wiki for Michigan family law from Jeffery Zoeller.
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[http://codebook.jot.com/WikiHome Lawrence Lessig's Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace] help revise Prof. Lessig's book (due in Dec. 2006).
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[http://www.youthrights.net/index.php?title=Main_Page Youth Rights Wiki]
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[http://ipdailyupdate.pbwiki.com/ IPdailyupdate]  Features daily stories of IP news.  (Kind of wish we could change the name)
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[http://wikocracy.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Wikiocracy]
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[http://www.wikilawschool.com/wiki/Main_Page Wiki Law School] Law school outline wiki aimed at law students preparing for finals.
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[http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page Wiki of The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit] Allows practitioners to edit Practitioner's Handbook for Appeals.
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Minnesota Law Practice Wiki, sponsored and managed by Pritchard Law Webs for Minnesota lawyer-members (not available on the public web)
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[http://raceandlaw.pbwiki.com/ Race and Law Research Wiki] (From Syracuse's [http://www.law.syr.edu/lawlibrary/index.aspx Barclay Law Library])  This wiki is an electronic research guide on sources in race and law, created and administered by the H. Douglas Barclay Law Library at the Syracuse University College of Law. 
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[http://emld.usc.edu/tiki-index.php?page=HomePage English Medieval Legal Documents Wiki] The goal of this project is to create a collaborative database on the published sources of English medieval legal documents, and to provide links to the growing number of online sources currently being developed.

Current revision as of 20:53, 11 July 2008

There aren't many legal wikis, yet. Those that I have found include:

Louisiana Law (new -- only basic content)

TaxAlmanac From Intuit

Anti-Lessig Reader

WikiCrimeLine WikiCrimeLine is a project, set up as part of the CrimeLine family of free updating materials. This is your unique opportunity to share your knowledge of the criminal justice system with others, for the greater public good. Everyone is welcome to contribute. The challenge to start a project like this was laid down by Professor Susskindin a speech given to The Society for Computers and Law, reported in The Gazette- I am sure that we can rise to it!

MCopyrightExperiences (only basic content)

WikiLaw "the legal resource anyone can edit." This site was recently redesigned. Includes Wiki Democracy, exploring ideas for a new government by wiki.


Wex From the Legal Information Institute; includes a legal dictionary, legal encyclopedia, and other resources. Authorship is limited to selected writers.

JurisPedia One of the older legal wikis.

Lawpedia A wiki for Michigan family law from Jeffery Zoeller.

Lawrence Lessig's Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace help revise Prof. Lessig's book (due in Dec. 2006).

Youth Rights Wiki

IPdailyupdate Features daily stories of IP news. (Kind of wish we could change the name)

Wikiocracy

Wiki Law School Law school outline wiki aimed at law students preparing for finals.

Wiki of The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Allows practitioners to edit Practitioner's Handbook for Appeals.

Minnesota Law Practice Wiki, sponsored and managed by Pritchard Law Webs for Minnesota lawyer-members (not available on the public web)

Race and Law Research Wiki (From Syracuse's Barclay Law Library) This wiki is an electronic research guide on sources in race and law, created and administered by the H. Douglas Barclay Law Library at the Syracuse University College of Law.

English Medieval Legal Documents Wiki The goal of this project is to create a collaborative database on the published sources of English medieval legal documents, and to provide links to the growing number of online sources currently being developed.

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