Supreme Court opinions have been falling apart — or at least, their citations have. A study led by Harvard Law School professor Jonathan Zittrain found that half of all web links that the Supreme Court have ever included in an opinion have now changed from their original state or disappeared entirely. It's a potentially troubling trend for legal scholars who rely on every detail provided in order to understand the court's opinions — and as you'd expect, the study found that the issue has only been getting worse over time. In one example, pointed out by The New York Times , a website cited by Justice Alito has been intentionally altered with a message for future visitors reading, "Aren't you glad you didn't cite to this webpage ... If...
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