Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a court source

This is a sortable table of documents used in legal proceedings that have cited Wikipedia as a source. This may also include important regulatory or administrative government decisions, as well as landmark decisions in other languages than English.

Discussions in the Wikipedia community

 * Wikipedia Signpost, August 20, 2012: Utah appellate court opinion relies on Wikipedia to establish that the meaning of a term in a contract may be ambiguous
 * Wikipedia Signpost, July 16, 2007: British agency cites Wikipedia in denying F1 trademark
 * Wikipedia Signpost, January 29, 2007: Court decisions citing Wikipedia proliferate
 * Wikipedia Signpost, July 3, 2006: Wikipedia cited by the High Court of England and Wales
 * Bourgeois v. Peters (being one of the earliest court opinions to cite and quote Wikipedia)

Academic papers and blogs

 * When Is It Appropriate to Cite to Wikipedia? (Daniel J. Solove, Concurring Opinions Blog, February 5, 2007; archived from the original March 3, 2016)
 * Courting Wikipedia, citing Wikipedia (Jon Garfunkel, Civilities Blog, May 30, 2006)
 * Wikipedia's Future in the Courts (Patrick Ferguson, May 9, 2006)
 * Wikipedia cited in court opinions (Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy Blog, October 18, 2004)
 * F-words (Joe Gratz, July 31, 2003)
 * Jason C. Miller and Hannah B. Murray, Wikipedia in Court: When and How Citing Wikipedia and Other Consensus Websites is Appropriate. St. John's Law Review, Vol. 84, No. 2, 2010. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1502759.
 * Joseph Reagle: Reference works and judicial notice (reagle.org, 15 February 2008) "The import of the use of reference works in court cases is frequently misunderstood, and in this case Wikipedia is no different. ..."

General media

 * Courts Turn to Wikipedia, but Selectively (Noam Cohen, New York Times, January 29, 2007)
 * The Patent Office: Getting Wiki With It (Alan Cohen, January 16, 2007)
 * Wikipedia article, found in juror notebook, could impact teen's murder conviction.
 * CA defends use of Wikipedia in decision vs mining firm
 * Republican congressman quotes Wikipedia during IRS hearing
 * Republican congressman quotes Wikipedia during IRS hearing