Fastcase's "Bad Law Bot"

Here's a heads-up for those of you currently using Fastcase or who may be using Fastcase in your new job: "Bad Law Bot" is now included in the Fastcase toolbox. As a part of Authority Check, Bad Law Bot uses an algorithm to find cases that indicate negative citation history for a particular case. If Bad Law Bot (say that 3 times in a row!) finds that a court has negatively cited to your case, a red flag will appear by the name of the case in your search results. It is not intended to be a complete replacement for KeyCite or Shepards and does not tell you whether your case is still good law. For more information, watch the Fastcase video on Bad Law Bot. For additional comments on Bad Law Bot, read the Law Librarian Blog for April 26th.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)