Subject: ABA Citation Resolution Date: Fri, 14 Mar 97 11:18:32 -0500 From: "Dave Loughlin" To: ABA Citation Resolution Suite 4-512 Administrative office of the U.S. Courts, Washington, DC 20544 via Internet: citation@ao.uscourts.gov Dear members of the U.S. Judicial Conference: I urge the United States Judicial Conference to adopt a public domain citation for judicial opinions. This information is a product of the public courts. By definition, the public has a right to this information. Anything which promotes the rapid dissemination of this information at low cost is of benefit to the public. And anything which promotes the restriction of access to this information in the interest of providing a financial benefit to any private concern is directly contrary to the public interest. In a system where "ignorance of the law is no excuse", there is no excuse for fomenting ignorance of the law. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, David B. Loughlin P.O. Box 377 Brooklyn, CT 06234-0377