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CourtListener / Search case law, dockets, judges and oral arguments

Full-text search across CourtListener: type o case law opinions (default), r RECAP federal dockets with documents, rd RECAP documents, d dockets, p judges, oa oral arguments. Filter by court ids and filed dates, order by relevance or date. Each hit has case name, citation, court, date filed, docket and cluster ids and a snippet. 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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Request parameters

  • court query · optional

    Space-separated court ids, e.g. scotus ca9.

  • cursor query · optional

    Cursor from the previous page's next URL.

  • filed_after query · optional

    YYYY-MM-DD

  • filed_before query · optional

    YYYY-MM-DD

  • order_by query · optional

    Sort.

  • q query · required

    Query, e.g. qualified immunity, or fielded caseName:(roe).

  • type query · optional

    Result type. Default o (opinions).

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