Full set of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, 1754-Present, now available on a single CD-ROM.PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1996--Howe Electronic Data today announced the availability of its first CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). offering, "The U.S. Supreme Court Reports on CD-ROM." This new disc provides all the decisions of the Supreme Court (more than 500 volumes) on a single CD-ROM at a price of $695. "The U.S. Supreme Court Reports on CD-ROM" is a database of all U.S. Supreme Court cases from the founding of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in 1789 to the present. The disc also includes the early legal decisions from our nation's history, back to the Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation Early U.S. constitution (1781–89) under the government by the Continental Congress, replaced in 1787 by the U.S. Constitution. It provided for a confederation of sovereign states and gave the Congress power to regulate foreign affairs, war, and the colonial period Colonial Period may generally refer to any period in a country's history when it was subject to administration by a colonial power.
formally The Federalist Eighty-five essays on the proposed Constitution of the United States and the nature of republican government, published in 1787–88 by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in an effort to persuade . Users can search the nation's entire legal history via keywords, topics, case names, dates, and other methods, then view the results on screen or print them out for reading and analysis. Searches can be initiated by typing a single word such as "abortion" or a simple phrase such as "affirmative action affirmative action, in the United States, programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women. ." Results can be imported directly into the user's word-processing software for rapid preparation of legal briefs, articles, citations and other work. "Supreme Court" is available now for IBM-compatible computers running Microsoft Windows(r) 3.1 or above. Greg Howe, president of HoweData, said, "Today's political climate is leading many Americans to re-examine re·ex·am·ine also re-ex·am·ine tr.v. re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing, re·ex·am·ines 1. To examine again or anew; review. 2. Law To question (a witness) again after cross-examination. their principles and to return to enduring values. This product is intended for every citizen concerned with the principles that govern our country, as well as for legal professionals, educational institutions and libraries." This CD-ROM contains more than 100 million words, 30,000 full opinions and 225,000 memorandum decisions, the complete record of every final appeal from every state court in the nation and every appeal from the federal circuit courts. Since every decision is readily available, those interested in a particular legal principle can easily trace its development through the years See also Through The Years (Gary Glitter song) or Through The Years (Tim Finn song). For the Jethro Tull album, see Through the Years (Jethro Tull). For the Artillery box set, see Through the Years (Artillery album). . To order the disc (with complete manuals), for information on pricing of the network version, or for quantity pricing for law firms and other businesses, call HoweData at 1-800-230-7080. For information on rates for municipal, educational or institutional libraries, call 1-800-739-8667. HoweData, established in 1995, is a publisher of legal and regulatory materials on CD-ROM. The company is currently preparing for publication two new compilations of nationally significant data to be offered in the fall. HoweData is available on the internet at http://www.howedata.com. CONTACT: HoweData Inc. Tim Morton, 503/244-7223 OR Bill Warner, 503/297-2708 drbill503@aol.com NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email addresses noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between: -- drbill503 AND aol.com These symbols may not appear properly (or at all) in some systems. |
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