August 26, 2012

For Your Convenience: Legal E-Books

The Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute has released the 2012 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, and Evidence ebooks, formatted for use on mobile phones and other devices.

The books are available in DRM-free ePub format, which means they can be used on iPads, iPhones, Nooks, and any other device that supports ePub. Books can be downloaded by visiting the Institute's Federal Rules ebooks page from your handheld device and clicking on a link to download directly to your device, or downloading to a computer then transferring to your device.

In related news, be sure to read the latest WisBlawg post which highlights the new Bluebook mobile application, or this InsideTrack article on Mobile apps from the Federal government.