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Session Type: Section Programs

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel

Room: Maryland B

Floor: Lobby Level

Accessible sources of law are necessary for legal education, legal practice, and a well-functioning society. Historically, the most useful, accessible and, feature-rich sources come from commercial sources. However, trends are changing, and viable and valuable law is now available directly from the sources that produce them. At the federal level, projects such as Congress.gov and Regulations.gov give us robust tools, authenticated content, and real-time changes. Many similar examples exist at the local and state level. This session will feature leaders who are developing tools that help democratize our access to the law. They will discuss strategies for fostering and integrating these efforts, while exploring ways that law schools can and must support efforts to expand and help sustain sources of free law.