Online multimedia archive of the Supreme Court of the US
The
Oyez Project
is an unofficial online multimedia archive website for the
Supreme Court of the United States
. It was initiated by the
Illinois Institute of Technology
's
Chicago-Kent College of Law
and now also sponsored by
Cornell Law School
Legal Information Institute
and
Justia
.
The website has emphasis on the court's audio of oral arguments. The website "aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since [...] October 1955."
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The website also includes
biographical information
of both incumbent and historical
justices
of the Court and advocates who have argued before the court. The project's name refers to the interjection, "
Oyez
", that is spoken by the
Supreme Court Marshal
at the beginning of each argument session. The website was founded by Jerry Goldman, a research professor of law at the
Chicago-Kent College of Law
at
Illinois Institute of Technology
.
Government and private support
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According to the website, the Oyez Project received technological support from
National Science Foundation
and grants from
National Endowment for the Humanities
. The project is also supported by various academic institutions such as
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
, the legal
web portal
FindLaw
, and the law firm
Mayer Brown
, among others.
[1]
Jerry Goldman put the Oyez Project up for sale in 2016. He estimated it is "worth well over $1 million", but he hopes the buyer will not put the project behind a paywall. Harvard Law School offered to pay the project's operating costs, but not Goldman's price.
[2]
In July 2016, the
Legal Information Institute
at
Cornell Law School
and
Justia
joined IIT as sponsors.
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History
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The Oyez Project was conceived in Chicago in the late 1980's by Jerry Goldman, a professor of political science, and initially implemented using
Apple's
HyperCard
software. Subsequent support from the
National Science Foundation
and
National Endowment for the Humanities
allowed the project to evolve and establish a presence on the internet.
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Recognition
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Oyez.org is listed by the Supreme Court as an authentic, although unofficial, online source to access the court's information.
[5]
Oyez.org was featured as "Website of the Week" by international broadcaster
Voice of America
in January 2006.
[6]
The old version of the Oyez database was awarded the
Silver Gavel Award
for New Media by
American Bar Association
in 1998.
[7]
Its founder, Jerry Goldman, was given a medal award in 1997 by
EDUCAUSE
.
[8]
See also
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References
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Further reading
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External links
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