Some recent reviews of the RECAP extension are incredibly kind — thank you! If you haven't tried RECAP and you know what PACER is, give it a shot. It takes 1 minute to install, literally, and then you'll save money while helping others. free.law/recap/

I haven’t posted much lately because I’ve been busy building. What have I been building, you ask? I have been building Nomolith. Long thread follows! 🧵

This was fun to put together, and it's a great entry point if you've ever found yourself thinking "what is this vibe coding thing anyway? why should I care?". There's a video, and you can follow along and create something as you watch. (And if you do make something, I'd love to hear about it!)

David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · last wk.

Last month @thefordon.bsky.social, @jenwon.bsky.social, and I got to present at CALI Con on vibe coding for Legal Ed., and the video just went live. Enjoy. Note: this is partially a behind the scenes look at how I made some of the simulations for my algos & bias lesson (quoted thread).

Turned this rant into a blog post. davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/the-data-c...

The data center backlash Is working. That's why the New York Times is so concerned.

I have a

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Dave Karpf@davekarpf.bsky.social · last wk.

I'm reading the "environmentalists are wrong about data centers" piece from the NYT and ohmygoditssofuckingbad. Apparently, so long as you're punching left, they'll just let you say any goddamn thing you please... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/o...

Alright #aall2026 I’m on stuffie hunt but I don’t have much time in exhibit hall to do a thorough sweep. Who has the best ones? @lawliberg.bsky.social @sweetlibrarian.bsky.social either of you here and see anything?

You ever make just like the best version ever of one of your regular meals, and feel like a total wizard? (I learned how to cool my pasta for pasta salad with baking sheets and ice, and I added some mayo to emulsify the dressing along with a touch of vinegar that had been missing. WIZARDRY)

SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS. Thank you @joepatrice.bsky.social for this great piece. abovethelaw.com/2026/06/thos...

Those 'WL' Citations Are An Open Invitation To AI Hallucinations - Above the Law

Those proprietary citations carry risks for the publishers.

abovethelaw.com

If you use PACER, your social responsibility is to include the RECAP extension on your browser to that every court document you pay to examine gets uploaded to CourtListener for free access by others. free.law/recap/

RECAP Suite — Turning PACER Around Since 2009

RECAP is an online archive and free extension for Firefox, Chrome and Safari that improves the experience of using PACER, the electronic public access system for the U.S. Federal District and Bankrupt...

free.law

Free Law Project ⚖@free.law · last mo.

The federal judiciary just announced that its raising PACER fees to pay to modernize the system. They are estimating about $125,000,000 per year to do the work. That number is simply unmoored from reality. It's enough money to pay over 600 people $200k salaries! 1/3 www.uscourts.gov/data-news/ju...

In contrast, 18F built the US Tax Court a case management system for about $1.5m/year bsky.app/profile/rand...

Free Law Project ⚖@free.law · last mo.

The federal judiciary just announced that its raising PACER fees to pay to modernize the system. They are estimating about $125,000,000 per year to do the work. That number is simply unmoored from reality. It's enough money to pay over 600 people $200k salaries! 1/3 www.uscourts.gov/data-news/ju...

We now have a Chrome extension for The Missing Link! (Thanks very much to the amazing attorney who submitted a PR for the Chrome version). One click takes you to the federal court opinion/docket mentioned in a news story. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/The%2...

The Missing Link - Chrome Web Store

Find the case the article didn't link. Claude identifies the case on the page and opens the matching CourtListener record.

chromewebstore.google.com

Rebecca Fordon@thefordon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I made a Firefox add-on that lets you find the federal court opinion/docket mentioned in a news story in one click. Using @free.law's CourtListener and RECAP of course. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... (this is a personal project)

I made a Firefox add-on that lets you find the federal court opinion/docket mentioned in a news story in one click. Using @free.law's CourtListener and RECAP of course. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo... (this is a personal project)

The Missing Link – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download The Missing Link for Firefox. Find the case the article didn't link. Claude identifies the U.S. court case discussed on the page and links you straight to it on CourtListener. Bring your own ...

addons.mozilla.org

Oops, I’m like 5 hours late, but here are the resources from my #CALICon session this morning with @thefordon.bsky.social and @jenwon.bsky.social There’s really a lot here. I hope folks find it useful.

Law as Code

Between us, we've vibe-coded over a dozen interactive teaching tools this year — token visualizers, prompt coaches, hallucination games, automation bias simulations, fairness explorers, document tech ...

lawascode.com

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

slate.com

CourtListener is now available inside Claude as a new MCP Connector. Here's what that means and why it matters. 👇 free.law/2026/05/12/c...

AI Tools and Assistants such as Claude Can Now Connect to CourtListener's Full Functionality

CourtListener is now available as a new MCP Connector inside Claude and other AI assistants, giving AI agents native access to the full power of CourtListener — case law, PACER data, citation analysis...

free.law

🚨 NEW TOOL for U.S. legal journalists ⚖️ I turned @allyjar.bsky.social's incredible crowdsourced Google doc on accessing state court records into an interactive map. Check it out and let me know about any errors, missing information, or ways I can improve this thing (link below)

We're announcing two changes CourtListener API access: 1. Full API access is now open to everyone, including the PACER APIs that previously required a conversation with us. 2. Higher tiers are available through FLP memberships (including edu!) or commercial agreements. 👇 free.law/2026/05/07/a...

Full CourtListener Data Access via API Now Included with Membership

Researchers, journalists, developers, and vibe coders can now access the full CourtListener API, including PACER data, with a membership. No contact form. No waiting for approval.

free.law

We get about a million queries per day. Each of these just got more powerful and accurate. Your support makes our work possible. Consider becoming a member or making a donation to support this kind of work. free.law/donate/

This will be a huge new feature those that don't know legalese or that are representing themselves. Finally, you can search for regular words like "eviction" instead of lawyer words like "unlawful detainer."

Semantic search is now live on CourtListener! Search case law using the words you know — No need to know legalese to do legal research. This surfaces the results you need even when they use different terminology than your query. free.law/2026/05/04/s...

Our vision is coming true. Step 1: Make the data. Step 2: A thousand startups bloom. Step 3: Fairer access to the law. This article validates the work we and others have been doing for decades. This is why the legal space is blowing up. (It’s the data.) www.law.com/legaltechnew...

The Legal Research Renaissance: What’s Behind the Explosion of New Startups? | Law.com

New legal startups are launching at a fortuitous time, and owe their growth to more than just technology advances.

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I just typed "ACK" in some notes to myself, so I guess it's official, I am middle-aged. (And if you get that reference, you just might be middle-aged too).

If you regularly post about court opinions or orders, PLEASE include a link to the doc. (Anyone who already follows me is not the audience for this, but just felt like screaming into the void)

One of the things I love about parenting at this age (my son is 8) is that he is really cool and has great taste, so I learn about neat things through him. Loved this animation, to a 1939 song. share.google/LqflNFDDqa6g...

Run, Rabbit, Run

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

share.google

Love to see one of my all-time faves getting the recognition she deserves! And love to hear about the great work she's doing at ALA!

Stanford University Press@stanfordpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In recognition of National Library Week, Publishers Weekly spoke to Sarah Lamdan, the executive director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. "I want to work with organizations and library workers to carry the torch of intellectual freedom." @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Do I know anybody here that has experience scaling the sales/partnership side of a SAAS org? We've gotten nearly 1,000 new API users in Q1 and we're losing our minds. I'm sure there's a playbook here. Anybody been down this path or know somebody that has?

This is a big, big deal. It honestly blows me away that FLP is capable of doing this now.

Free Law Project ⚖@free.law · 4mo ago

Big news today: Free Law Project is now scanning thousands of books to ensure that CourtListener's collection of case law is complete and comprehensive. free.law/2026/04/16/s...

Sometimes I hate being a librarian, because I can go from "oh the poor magnolias, they seem like they've been zapped by frost every year lately :( " to "oh no, this is BAD bad" relatively quickly.