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CourtListener — Federal Court Opinions & Cases

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Search federal court opinions and case records from CourtListener (Free Law Project). Filter by court, keyword, date range, and precedential status. Covers SCOTUS, federal circuit courts, and district courts. Free; optional API token for higher rate limits.

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Harry Schoeller

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Example input

{
  "searchQuery": "insurance bad faith",
  "court": "ca11",
  "filedAfter": "2020-01-01",
  "precedentialStatus": "Published",
  "maxRecords": 100
}

Court codes

Code	Court
scotus	Supreme Court of the United States
ca1–ca11	Circuit Courts of Appeals
ca9	9th Circuit (largest)
flsd	S.D. Florida
flmd	M.D. Florida
dcd	D.D.C.

Example output record

{
  "clusterId": 8234567,
  "caseName": "Smith v. Insurance Co. of America",
  "docketNumber": "21-12345",
  "court": "ca11",
  "dateFiled": "2022-05-15",
  "precedentialStatus": "Published",
  "citations": ["45 F.4th 1234"],
  "judges": "Wilson, Rosenbaum, Black",
  "courtListenerUrl": "https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8234567/smith-v-insurance-co",
  "fetchedAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}

API token

Works without a token (rate limited). Register free at courtlistener.com for a token and higher rate limits.

Use cases

Legal research and case law analysis
Litigation intelligence for law firms
Insurance coverage dispute research
Academic legal research
Regulatory and compliance case monitoring

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