If West is intending to revise something, it ought to label it and disclose it as "the new West edition of early Supreme Court cases."
If West is purporting to make available on line what is available in print form, it ought to simply do that and put aside editing. It then can focus on value added, such as search mechanisms, indexes, hyperlinks, etc. Otherwise, making changes without disclosure, or making other editorial "improvements" undermine the efforts of those who are trying to save time, trees, forests, and money by shifting the legal world into a diigital environment. Is it unconstitutional to mess with cases interpreting the Constitution?, he asks rhetorically and sarcastically (in an effort to keep the post on topic). Jim Maule Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law Villanova PA 19085 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://vls.law.vill.edu/prof/maule President, TaxJEM Inc (computer assisted tax law instruction) (www.taxjem.com) Publisher, JEMBook Publishing Co. (www.jembook.com) Owner/Developer, TaxCruncherPro (www.taxcruncherpro.com) Maule Family Archivist & Genealogist (www.maulefamily.com)
