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Re:Should lawyers learn to code? Arguments for and against by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @12:41PM (#20636367)
The amendments and such are generally public, right? Presumably someone could put that into Git.

It would be an interesting project. Particularly if you could also wrap up the git in an interface that's accessible to non-programmers.

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Re:Should lawyers learn to code? Arguments for and against by CobrastanJorji on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @01:41PM (#20636974)
Is there a regularly updated copy of the U.S. Code available for download? Or a feed of individual passed bills? This seems tractable but I'm somewhat worried that the "free" version is bound volumes in the Library of Congress and the digital version belongs to some quasi-private agency out there that might sue me for attempting to republish the laws.
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Re:Should lawyers learn to code? Arguments for and against by pnw_hazor on Wednesday August 07, 2019 @03:48PM (#20638178)
All US Federal statutes and agency rules are online. The amendment and rule making process is transparent.

As far as the US goes, the Federal Register is a good place to start to see things as they happen.

https://www.federalregister.gov/

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