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v1.1 — Westlaw Advantage US
Package 1.1.0, translator 0.3.6. Michael Kanter / Harvard Law School attribution, AGPL notices and upstream CSL credits/licenses are preserved.
All outgoing strings are checked against nonempty captured ResourceToken and PageEventIdentifier values before persistence, including required/optional metadata, Extra, creators and tags. Contaminated imports abort with a fixed error; valid imports remain supported. Partial and ambiguous credentials are protected during DOM fallback. Existing label-based checks remain. This prevents the reproduced conditional leak; it is not evidence of a prior credential incident, and does not repair already saved metadata or cover uncaptured credential forms.
CI now pins supported security release Node.js 22.23.4, preserving SHA-pinned actions, read-only permissions and disabled persisted checkout credentials. The six real sample/preference JSON files are removed from current tracked source, with private local originals preserved. All sample paths fail privacy checks. Historical Git copies and potential external copies remain; see assessment and unexecuted cleanup plan.
Download v1.1. Install through Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear → Install Plugin From File. The existing moving beta update feed now points to this version; manual installation remains available. Earlier versioned releases and tags are preserved.
Fresh verification covers focused synthetic entry-point/privacy tests, generated translator, extracted final XPI translator, archive allowlist/hashes, publication scans and independently downloaded assets/feed. The full suite, equivalent aggregate and manual CI were not run. No plugin install/reload, native library changes or authenticated Westlaw/browser session was used. Zotero 7–10 compatibility remains declared; this package has no fresh Westlaw → Connector → Zotero → Word acceptance, and LibreOffice remains unverified. Review citation output; complete Bluebook compliance is not claimed. See verification.
Beta v.1 — historical release
Package version: 0.1.1beta1. Bundles translator 0.3.5 with a source-derived build identifier and the local Bluebook Law Review CSL style. This version advances beyond all earlier 0.1.0 beta builds; no existing tag or versioned release is replaced.
Merged main, release, and offline-prototype histories before packaging. Includes the reviewed required-metadata, Texas full-date, HTTP-status, staged-packaging/rollback, and browser-helper repairs. The main-branch parser, court-table, review-code, and fallback changes are integrated with the current repair behavior.
Merge decisions: header authority wins ordinary court conflicts; Texas district completion and New York reporter-specific omissions remain supported. Conflicting docket sets are retained and flagged. Current required-metadata rejection and explicit majority-byline/profile evidence take precedence over older permissive validation and signature scanning. Unknown jurisdictions cannot inherit a court solely from an unrelated official reporter.
Install the XPI through Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear → Install Plugin From File. Refresh Westlaw and save with Zotero Connector while Zotero desktop runs. Choose Bluebook Law Review (Westlaw US local) for citations. The repository and downloads are now public; manual updates may be necessary if automatic updates fail.
Fresh verification is limited to bounded offline merge, metadata, built-translator, and packaging checks, plus inspection of the actual XPI/checksum/feed. The full suite was not rerun. Earlier native Zotero/Chrome/Word acceptance below is historical; the merged package has not been installed or freshly accepted through those apps. LibreOffice remains unverified. See verification evidence.
The translator saves metadata without opinion text or attachments. Previously saved items are not migrated. Review uncertainty flags and citation output. Compatibility is declared for Zotero 7–10; no claim of complete Bluebook compliance is made.
Earlier repair build (historical evidence)
Westlaw Advantage US 0.1.0beta4 (repair build)
Local metadata-repair beta. Bundles the current Westlaw US translator
(0.3.5) and local Bluebook Law Review CSL derivative. Installs into the active
Zotero data directory, reloads both resources, and backs up replaced files in
westlaw-us-plugin-backups. Disabling/removing restores the files present at
startup when the installed copies have not subsequently been edited. Application
exit keeps the resources on disk. Saved library items are never migrated.
Install: download the XPI, open Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear → Install Plugin
From File. Select the XPI. Refresh the Westlaw tab and save with Zotero Connector
while Zotero desktop is running. Choose “Bluebook Law Review (Westlaw US local)”
when citing. Requires a Westlaw subscription; no login credentials are bundled.
Compatibility declared for Zotero 7–10. Native verification targets Zotero 10.0.6;
earlier versions are not individually tested. Zotero Connector is a separate
browser extension. This beta is in a private GitHub repository: downloads and
update checks require repository access. Zotero's background updater may not
authenticate to private GitHub; install subsequent beta XPIs manually if needed.
Repairs: Supreme Court cases prefer a verified U.S. Reports citation and retain
short names from a verified parallel citation. Equivalent docket dash variants
are deduplicated. Structured star-page markers no longer obscure majority
bylines. Linked judges are resolved through Westlaw's native profile requests;
the profile GUID and explicit name must agree with the majority link and case.
An unambiguous surname-only majority byline is accepted without a missing-first-name
warning or citation-validation penalty. Judge names are retained as metadata;
the local case-citation style does not print them. Ambiguous bylines and conflicting
linked profiles remain flagged rather than guessed. Requests
are bounded by the existing 20-second save deadline, with at most two additional
profile GETs and no automatic retries. No credentials are persisted or logged.
Review saved metadata and citation output. Source/profile uncertainty flags are retained.
Live acceptance: five fresh Chrome Connector saves on Zotero 10.0.6, with stored
fields and full/short/pinpoint/Id. output read back from the installed CSL engine.
Word inserted two live Hulsey fields (full citation and Id.), saved, reopened,
and refreshed them. LibreOffice and live failure/fallback paths remain unverified.
Brown, Sindell and Rogers expose surname-only majority bylines with no linked
judge profile in these documents; their supplied surnames are sufficient metadata.
The translator targets US case documents at https://1.next.westlaw.com/ and saves
metadata rather than opinion text or attachments. No claim of complete Bluebook
compliance. Previously saved items require manual review.
Historical note: the 0.1.0beta4 repair build preceded Beta v.1. Earlier releases remain available.
Westlaw Advantage US — Beta v.1
Beta v.1 — Westlaw Advantage US
Package version: 0.1.1beta1. Bundles translator 0.3.5 with a source-derived build identifier and the local Bluebook Law Review CSL style. This version advances beyond all earlier 0.1.0 beta builds; no existing tag or versioned release is replaced.
Merged main, release, and offline-prototype histories before packaging. Includes the reviewed required-metadata, Texas full-date, HTTP-status, staged-packaging/rollback, and browser-helper repairs. The main-branch parser, court-table, review-code, and fallback changes are integrated with the current repair behavior.
Merge decisions: header authority wins ordinary court conflicts; Texas district completion and New York reporter-specific omissions remain supported. Conflicting docket sets are retained and flagged. Current required-metadata rejection and explicit majority-byline/profile evidence take precedence over older permissive validation and signature scanning. Unknown jurisdictions cannot inherit a court solely from an unrelated official reporter.
Install the XPI through Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear → Install Plugin From File. Refresh Westlaw and save with Zotero Connector while Zotero desktop runs. Choose Bluebook Law Review (Westlaw US local) for citations. Repository access is required for private downloads; manual updates may be necessary.
Fresh verification is limited to bounded offline merge, metadata, built-translator, and packaging checks, plus inspection of the actual XPI/checksum/feed. The full suite was not rerun. Earlier native Zotero/Chrome/Word acceptance below is historical; the merged package has not been installed or freshly accepted through those apps. LibreOffice remains unverified. See verification evidence.
The translator saves metadata without opinion text or attachments. Previously saved items are not migrated. Review uncertainty flags and citation output. Compatibility is declared for Zotero 7–10; no claim of complete Bluebook compliance is made.
Earlier repair build (historical evidence)
Westlaw Advantage US 0.1.0beta4 (repair build)
Local metadata-repair beta. Bundles the current Westlaw US translator
(0.3.5) and local Bluebook Law Review CSL derivative. Installs into the active
Zotero data directory, reloads both resources, and backs up replaced files in
westlaw-us-plugin-backups. Disabling/removing restores the files present at
startup when the installed copies have not subsequently been edited. Application
exit keeps the resources on disk. Saved library items are never migrated.
Install: download the XPI, open Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear → Install Plugin
From File. Select the XPI. Refresh the Westlaw tab and save with Zotero Connector
while Zotero desktop is running. Choose “Bluebook Law Review (Westlaw US local)”
when citing. Requires a Westlaw subscription; no login credentials are bundled.
Compatibility declared for Zotero 7–10. Native verification targets Zotero 10.0.6;
earlier versions are not individually tested. Zotero Connector is a separate
browser extension. This beta is in a private GitHub repository: downloads and
update checks require repository access. Zotero's background updater may not
authenticate to private GitHub; install subsequent beta XPIs manually if needed.
Repairs: Supreme Court cases prefer a verified U.S. Reports citation and retain
short names from a verified parallel citation. Equivalent docket dash variants
are deduplicated. Structured star-page markers no longer obscure majority
bylines. Linked judges are resolved through Westlaw's native profile requests;
the profile GUID and explicit name must agree with the majority link and case.
An unambiguous surname-only majority byline is accepted without a missing-first-name
warning or citation-validation penalty. Judge names are retained as metadata;
the local case-citation style does not print them. Ambiguous bylines and conflicting
linked profiles remain flagged rather than guessed. Requests
are bounded by the existing 20-second save deadline, with at most two additional
profile GETs and no automatic retries. No credentials are persisted or logged.
Review saved metadata and citation output. Source/profile uncertainty flags are retained.
Live acceptance: five fresh Chrome Connector saves on Zotero 10.0.6, with stored
fields and full/short/pinpoint/Id. output read back from the installed CSL engine.
Word inserted two live Hulsey fields (full citation and Id.), saved, reopened,
and refreshed them. LibreOffice and live failure/fallback paths remain unverified.
Brown, Sindell and Rogers expose surname-only majority bylines with no linked
judge profile in these documents; their supplied surnames are sufficient metadata.
The translator targets US case documents at https://1.next.westlaw.com/ and saves
metadata rather than opinion text or attachments. No claim of complete Bluebook
compliance. Previously saved items require manual review.
Historical note: the 0.1.0beta4 repair build preceded Beta v.1. Earlier releases remain available.
Westlaw Advantage US 0.1.0 beta 1
Westlaw Advantage US 0.1.0beta1
First installable Zotero plugin beta. Bundles the current Westlaw US translator
(0.3.2) and local Bluebook Law Review CSL derivative. Installs into the active
Zotero data directory, reloads both resources, and backs up replaced files in
westlaw-us-plugin-backups. Disabling/removing restores the files present at
startup when the installed copies have not subsequently been edited. Application
exit keeps the resources on disk. Saved library items are never migrated.
Install: download the XPI, open Zotero → Tools → Plugins → gear → Install Plugin
From File. Select the XPI. Refresh the Westlaw tab and save with Zotero Connector
while Zotero desktop is running. Choose “Bluebook Law Review (Westlaw US local)”
when citing. Requires a Westlaw subscription; no login credentials are bundled.
Compatibility declared for Zotero 7–10. Native verification targets Zotero 10.0.6;
earlier versions are not individually tested. Zotero Connector is a separate
browser extension. This beta is in a private GitHub repository: downloads and
update checks require repository access. Zotero's background updater may not
authenticate to private GitHub; install subsequent beta XPIs manually if needed.
Known limitations: official U.S. Reports preference, equivalent docket dash
normalization, and complete opinion-author resolution remain unresolved. Review
saved metadata and citation output. Source/profile uncertainty flags are retained.
Word/LibreOffice integration and live failure/fallback paths remain unverified.
The translator targets US case documents at https://1.next.westlaw.com/ and saves
metadata rather than opinion text or attachments. No claim of complete Bluebook
compliance. Previously saved items require manual review.
Beta update feed
Update manifest for Westlaw Advantage US beta builds. Installable beta: https://github.com/mkant18/zotero_law/releases/tag/v0.1.0beta1 . This repository is private; manual XPI updates may be necessary.