Ever wondered about how or why decision are published or included on Westlaw or Lexis. The bloggers at Reference Question of the Week answered it this way.
It must be noted, however, that the Supreme Court last week approved a change to the rules that would require even unpublished opinions to be precedent. You can read the proposed rule here. The amendment -- as well as amendments to other rules -- will go into effect in December unless Congress takes some action.
I am looking at all of the amendments and gathering comments on their effects and will publish more on that subject later.