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Lee Peoples

2015

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Internet Citations In Oklahoma Attorney General Opinions, Lee Peoples Dec 2014

Internet Citations In Oklahoma Attorney General Opinions, Lee Peoples

Lee Peoples

This article reports the results of a study finding a forty-nine percent failure rate of links to Internet resources in Oklahoma attorney general opinions. This phenomenon, known as link rot and reference rot, can frustrate the efforts of future researchers, weaken public confidence in the law, undermine stare decisis, and hinder the law’s natural growth and expansion. Specific solutions for addressing the problem are proposed.