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CourtListener / List US courts and their ids

US federal and state courts known to CourtListener: id (used by the search court filter), full and short name, jurisdiction, start and end dates, URL. 20 per page with cursor paging. Runs on your own CourtListener API token (Connections, Add key, CourtListener; your token is on your CourtListener profile page). looot charges $0; Free Law Project sets your limits (free accounts: 5 per minute, 50 per hour, 125 per day). Free membership tokens may not power a revenue-positive product; commercial use needs your own agreement with Free Law Project.

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  • cursor query · optional

    Cursor from the previous page's next URL.

  • jurisdiction query · optional

    Jurisdiction code, e.g. F federal appellate, FD federal district, S state supreme.

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