Author Index Jesse Bowman

Pitting versions of ChatGPT and Google’s Bard against one another yields interesting results.

The author finds some helpful but also some inaccurate results from Open AI’s ChatGPT 3.0.

Tracing local ordinances and laws using free online resources.

Tracing statewide ballot initiatives and the intentions behind them.

Exploring the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ content-rich website.

The Illinois General Assembly’s website provides abundant information for gauging the productivity of legislators seeking reelection.

Artificial intelligence-driven products provide a boost to your search for relevant authorities.

Online resources for finding the full text of executive orders and proclamations issued by Illinois governors.

A quick cheat sheet for accessing some of the U.S. Supreme Court website’s more helpful resources.

The Free Law Project’s crowdsourced tools rival PACER.

Resources, strategies, and tips for locating bilateral and multilateral treaties.

While not perfect, Google Scholar’s free caselaw database is pretty robust.

Online tools for tracking legislation as it passes through the Illinois General Assembly.

The usefulness of PubMed and its access to more than 32 million research records. 

Free online resources provide lots of information about legal systems throughout the world.

Online resources offer treasure troves of presidential records.

Using the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to resurrect ancient websites.

Two free websites guide the way to thousands of public-records databases.

An online tool for homing in on a word’s evolving definition depending on the context.

Congress.gov may be the best site out there for researching legislation and related materials dating back decades.

The Illinois General Assembly’s website is a great free resource for legislative research.

The Congressional Research Service’s “authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan” analysis of congressional issues.

Great mobile apps for Illinois practitioners.

A free database developed by the Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab provides access to American and territorial caselaw dating back to 1658.

The Federal Register is superior to pay sites when it comes to researching regulatory history. And, it's free.

The Illinois Department of Revenue's website makes researching taxes less daunting.

Visiting ilga.gov and congress.gov, which are updated regularly, is a free and convenient way to keep current and hold our elected officials accountable.

Interested in our nation's highest court? These three sites are worth your time.

Cornell Law's Legal Information Institute is a free online resource that offers convenient search tools and tons of materials.

A new feature in Fastcase reveals how its search engine responds to your queries.