Judge Warns Wikipedia Not Proper Place for Legal Research; Plagarism is Frowned Upon
In this decision in the Pitino Extortion case, the Honorable Judge Charles R. Simpson III, warned defense lawyer that Wikipedia is not proper resource for obtaining legal authority. Furthermore, the Judge reminds this attorney that copying materials without proper attribution is tantamount to plagarism. [http://www.abajournal.com]
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