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Anna Russell Cornell Law School

Craig Newton The Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School

Building Solutions to Legal Information Challenges

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Building Solutions to Legal Information Challenges

This joint presentation by the Cornell Law Library and the Legal Information Institute will examine contemporary challenges to accessing legal information faced by both legal professionals and the general public. Topics will include barriers to access arising from the privatization of government functions leading to a primary law-for-profit structure, the challenges inherent in court filing systems doubling as information retrieval platforms, and the obfuscation of legal information when accessed through commercial search engines such as Google. More than just identifying problems, though, the presentation will describe the work being done at Cornell and elsewhere to overcome these barriers to free and open access to legal information.

Duration of this webinar: 60 minutes

Originally broadcast: July 23, 2026 12:30 PM PT

Recording Available Soon

Speakers

Anna Russell Law Library Deputy Director
Cornell University

Anna Russell is the Deputy Director for the Cornell University Law Library. Prior to her appointment at Cornell, she was a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals library branch manager, based in Anchorage, Alaska. Anna began her law library career in a warmer climate, though, at the University of San Diego’s Pardee Legal Research Center. Read More ›

Craig Newton Co-Director
The Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School

Craig Newton is Co-Director of the Legal Information Institute. A member of the California bar, Craig previously represented clients ranging from some of the world’s best-known companies to pro bono litigants in a wide range of civil disputes with a focus on contracts, licenses, patents, and trade secrets. He is a graduate of Cornell Law School and the U.S. Naval Academy.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits

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Alabama CLE

Status: Approved

Format: On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

Alaska CLE

Status: Approved

Format: Live (In-Person), Live (Virtual), On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

California CLE

Status: Approved

Format: Live (In-Person), Live (Virtual), On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

Hawaii CLE

Status: Approved

Format: Live (Virtual), On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

Nebraska CLE

Status: Approved

Format: On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

New Jersey CLE

Status: Approved

Format: Live (Virtual), On-Demand

Credits: 1.20 General

North Carolina CLE

Status: Approved

Format: On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

Ohio CLE

Status: Approved

Format: On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

Pennsylvania CLE

Status: Approved

Format: On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure

South Carolina CLE

Status: Approved

Format: Live (Virtual), On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

Difficulty: All Levels

Texas CLE

Status: Pending

Format: On-Demand

Credits: TBD

Utah CLE

Status: Approved

Format: On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

Vermont CLE

Status: Approved

Format: Live (In-Person), Live (Virtual), On-Demand

Credits: 1.00 General

This presentation is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in Alabama, one hour of General CLE credit in Alaska, one hour of General CLE credit in California, one hour of General CLE credit in Hawaii, one hour of General CLE credit in Nebraska, one hour of General CLE credit in North Carolina, one hour of General CLE credit in Ohio, one hour of Substantive Law, Practice, and Procedure CLE credit in Pennsylvania, one hour of General CLE credit in South Carolina (all levels), one hour of General CLE credit in Utah, and one hour of General CLE credit in Vermont. This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. An application for accreditation of this activity has been submitted to the MCLE Committee of the State Bar of Texas and is pending.

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