Schemas for Opinions of Federal Courts

Hello,

 

We are interested in marking up our website. But we want it to be useful for
search engines and the public. 

 

None of the vocabularies seem to apply to our content.  We mostly have
opinions of the federal appellate courts and the US Supreme Court.  Here is
an example of a typical page:

 
http://openjurist.org/279/us/249/international-shoe-co-v-shartel

 

It is pretty well marked up with classes, but not with schemas.

 

<p class="case_cite">279 U.S. 249</p>

<p class="case_cite">49 S.Ct. 380</p>

<p class="case_cite">73 L.Ed. 781</p>

<p class="parties">INTERNATIONAL SHOE CO.<br/>v.<br/>SHARTEL, Attorney
General of Missouri, et al.</p>

<p class="docket">No. 579.</p>

<p class="date">Argued April 25, 1929.</p>

<p class="date">Decided May 13, 1929.</p>

<div class="prelims">

<p class="indent">Messrs. Guy A. Thompson and James D. Williamson, both of
St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.</p>

<p class="indent">Mr. Walter E. Sloat, of Jefferson City, Mo., pro hac vice,
by special leave of court, for appellees.</p>

<p class="indent">Mr. Justice STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.</p>

 

We would like to include schemas into the code if google, et al., will use
them in displaying the search results to improve the information our search
results provide to the public. But don't particularly want to spin our
wheels and waste resources if it will not make a difference.

 

Do you think adding schemas will improve the information search providers
provide to the public?

 

Which schema should we use or should we extend our own?  My guess would be
that creating an extension would make it even less likely that Google will
use the information to improve search results. But none of the existing
schemas seem to fit. Suggestions would he welcome.

 


Sam Deskin

OpenJurist.org