Free Early NY decisions

September 29, 2009 11:37 AM

Free source for older New York Court of Appeals opinions (PDF OK).

I want to read decisions written by Benjamin Cardozo while he was on the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court). I know they're available on Lexis or Westlaw, but these are VERY expensive. My Google-fu has failed me for a free source (electronic, OCR or PDF) for these.

posted by KRS to law & government (4 comments total)

Try this search.
posted by Jaltcoh at 11:48 AM on September 29

You can try freeing us from lexis. Do you have any particular opinions in mind? I can dig through my archives and send you some, if I've got any handy.
posted by crush-onastick at 11:55 AM on September 29

Oh, also searching on "Cardozo delivered the opinion" pulls up some cases.
posted by crush-onastick at 11:57 AM on September 29

If you are located in New York, visit one of the Unified Court System law libraries. Although borrowing privileges are limited to members of the bench and bar, the libraries are open to the public and offer free Lexis and Westlaw access. Click here for basic info.
posted by Mr. X at 1:44 PM on September 29 [2 favorites]