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JURIS - Who "Owns" What
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November 3, 1993
JURIS - WHO "OWNS" WHAT
(Detailed ownership of files given below)
Several individuals have asked for additional information
regarding who "owns" which files in the JURIS database. This is
an issue of some confusion, even at the Department of Justice
(DOJ), due to the overlapping methods used to gather data, before
and after the West contract.
To understand the issue, it is helpful to review the
original development of JURIS. JURIS was created in 1971, but
its roots are even earlier, dating back to a U.S. Airforce
computer assisted legal research program called FLITE (finding
legal information through electronics), which began operation in
1964. We believe that FLITE had been developed for the Airforce
under a 1961 grant to the University of Pittsburgh. (These
details from Carole D. Hafner, "Conceptual Organization of Case
Law Knowledge Bases," Proceedings of the Conference,
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law, May
27-29, 1987, ACM Press.)
In contrast, LEXIS was started in 1973, and WESTLAW was
started in 1975. West's contracts with DOJ for JURIS began
around 1983 (as best we can tell). So, it would seem that DOJ
must have considerable data that it "owned" prior to the 1983 and
1988 West contacts.
DOJ has provide some publishers with its list of what West
claims to "own" (through its contract rights) and what is in the
public domain. That list is given below.
james love (love@essential.org; 215.658.0880)
IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
The following items in JURIS are "owned by DOJ" and are in the
public domain. (Note: 1982 - means 1982 to present).
CASELAW
U.S. Supreme Court Jan 1900 - Jun 1975
Federal Reporter, 2nd Series 1956 - 1974
Court Martial Reports 1951 - 1975
Court of Claims 1956 - 9/82
STATUTORY LAW
U.S. Code
Public Laws 93rd - 103rd
Congress
Organic Laws of the United States
Executive Orders 12/31/47 -
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
Section-by-Section Analysis of the
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
1986 Technical Amendments to CCCA
Criminal Division Handbook on CCCA
BRIEFS
Office of the Solicitor General Briefs 1982 -
Civil Division Briefs
Civil Division Trail Briefs 7/77 -
Civil Rights Division Briefs 1/80 -
Environment and Natural Resources 9/72 -
Division Trial Briefs
Environment and Natural Resources 1926 -
Division Briefs Index
Tax Division Criminal Appellate Briefs 1/81 -
U.S. Attorney's Offices Appellate Briefs 1980 -
U.S. Trustees Offices Appellate Briefs 1988 -
U.S. Trustees Offices Trial Briefs 1988 -
MANUALS
U.S. Attorney's Manual latest versions
United States Trustees Manual latest versions
LEGISLATIVE HISTORIES
Equal Access to Justice Act
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Sentencing Reform Sections of the Senate
Report of the CCCA of 1984
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW GROUP
Published Comptroller General Decisions 1921 -
Unpublished Comptroller General Decisions 1951 -
Opinions of the Attorney General 1791 - 1980
Office of Legal Counsel (DOJ) 1/77 -
Board of Contract Appeals 1956 - 1985
ADP Protest Report Vol. 1, No. 1 -
Federal Labor Relations Authority Case 1979 -
Decisions
Decisions & Reports on Rulings of the 1/73 - 12/78
Assistant Sec. of Labor for Management
Practices
Federal Labor Relations Council 1/70 - 12/78
Rulings on Requests of the Asst. Sec.
of Labor for Labor Management
Relations 2/70 - 6/75
HUD Administrative Law Decisions 10/72 - 11/91
Merit System Protection Board Decisions 1979 -
Decisions Under Immigration and Nationality Vols. 1 -
Laws
Environmental Protection Agency General
Counsel Opinions 1970 - 1992
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1/80 - 4/91
Decisions
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 3/86 - 4/93
U.S. Office of Government Ethics Decisions 1979 - 1990
Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees Aug 1992
of the Executive Branch
HHS Department Appeals Board Decisions 1974 -
FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Code of Federal Regulations 1993 Edition
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations Latest Edition
Defense Acquisition Regulations
TREATIES
Bevans: Treaties and Other International 1776 - 1949
Agreements of the United States
United States Treaties and Other International 1950 - 1983
Agreements plus slips
Department of Defense Unpublished International 6/47 - 1/84
Agreements
FOIA
FOIA Update Newsletter 1979 -
Justice Guide to the FOIA and the Privacy Act 1992 Edition
DOJ WORKPRODUCT LIBRARY
Civil Division Monographs
Civil Division Torts Branch Handbook on Damages latest version
under FTCA
Civil Division Forms
Criminal Division Monographs (including
electronic surveillance manuals)
Criminal Division Forms (pertaining to disclosure,
indictments, jury instructions and the
right to privacy)
Criminal Division Guidelines for Drafting 1990 version
Indictments
Criminal Division Narcotics, Forfeiture, and 7/79 - present
Money Laundering Update
Criminal Division Directory of Services latest version
Asset Forfeiture Manuals - DOJ, Criminal latest version
Division, DEA, FBI and Postal Service
Obscenity Enforcement Reporter Vol. 1 -
Environmental and Natural Resources
Division Monographs
U.S. Sentencing Commissions Guidelines 1988, 1989, 1990
Manual 1991 & 1992 editions
Guideline Sentencing Update 2/88 -
TAX LIBRARY
U.S. Tax Court Decisions 1942 - 1976
U.S. Board of Tax Appeals Decisions 2/30 - 11/42
Tax Division's Summons Enforcement Decisions 1984 -
Tax Division's Tax Protester Case List 1969 -
Tax Division's Criminal Tax Manual (Text) latest version
Tax Division's Criminal Tax Indictment/ latest version
Information Forms
Tax Division's Appellate Briefs 1/81 -
Tax Division's Standardized Criminal Tax
Jury Instructions latest versions
Tax Division's Criminal Section Newsletter 3/86 -
Legislative Histories tax reform act of 1954
FEDERAL MANUALS
Federal Personnel Manual latest edition
Office of Personnel Management letters/ latest edition
Bulletins
Handbook X-118 latest version
Position Classification Standards latest transmittal
Job Grading Standards latest update
Federal Acquisition Regulations latest version
Federal Acquisition Circulars (updates FAR) latest update
Federal Travel Regulation (includes latest version
Department of State per diem listings)
Federal Information Resources Management latest version
Regulation (FIRMR)
FIRMR Bulletins latest updates
Federal Property Management Regulations latest version
Principles of Federal Appropriations Law Vol. 2
Justice Acquisition Regulation
latest version
Justice Property Management Regulations latest version
INDIAN LAW
Opinions of the Solicitor (DOI) 1917 - 1974
Ratified Treaties 1978 - 1880
Unratified Treaties 1801 - 1868
Presidential Proclamations 1879 - 1989
Executive Orders and Other Orders 1871 - 1985
Pertaining to Indians
"OWNED BY WEST"
West Publishing claims to "own" the following items in JURIS:
CASELAW
U.S. Supreme Court Jul 1975 -
Federal Reporter, 2nd Series 1975 -
Federal Supplement 1966 -
Federal Rules Decisions 1976 -
Atlantic 2nd Reporter (DC cases only) 1977 -
Bankruptcy Reporter 1979 -
Military Justice Reporter 1974 -
Claims Court 10/84 - 10/92
Court of Federal Claims 10/92 -
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Board of Contract Appeals 1986 -
Merit System Protection Board Decisions 1983 -
TAX LAW
U.S. Tax Court Decisions 1977 -
Tax Court Memorandum Decisions 1954 -
IRS Cumulative Bulletin 1954 -
Tax International Acts 1955 -
IRS News Releases 1981 -
IRS General Counsel Memoranda 1967 -
IRS Actions on Decisions 1967 -
IRS Technical Memoranda 1967 -
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