law librarian, legal writing prof, legal tech skeptic/addict in Columbus OH. Writing & researching about the ways tech enables access to information. I enjoy bikes, books, and birds. she/her. join a union.
Rebecca Fordon
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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)
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 is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
🚨 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 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/
