CourtListener Scraper - Case Law & Legal Opinions API
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CourtListener Scraper - Case Law & Legal Opinions API
Scrape CourtListener legal opinions and case law from federal and state courts. Search by keyword, court, date, and status; export case names, judges, citations, docket numbers, opinion URLs, snippets, and download links for legal research, litigation monitoring, compliance, and RAG datasets.
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CourtListener Court Opinions
Search CourtListener for court opinions, case law, and legal decisions from federal and state courts across the United States.
Use Cases
- Legal Research: Find case law on any topic across all federal and state courts
- Litigation Analysis: Track how often cases are cited, find related opinions by court or judge
- Compliance Monitoring: Monitor new opinions in specific courts or on specific regulatory topics
- Journalism: Research court decisions on public interest topics with full citation data
- Academic Research: Build datasets of court opinions filtered by date, court, and subject matter
Input
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| query | Full-text search query | "artificial intelligence" |
| court | Court ID filter | "scotus", "ca9", "dcd" |
| dateFrom | Filed after (YYYY-MM-DD) | "2023-01-01" |
| dateTo | Filed before (YYYY-MM-DD) | "2024-12-31" |
| status | Publication status | "Published", "Unpublished" |
| maxResults | Max results (1-10000) | 100 |
Output
Each result includes:
- caseName - Case name (e.g. "Gonzalez v. Google LLC")
- court - Full court name
- courtId - Court identifier (e.g. "scotus")
- dateFiled - Date the opinion was filed
- docketNumber - Docket number
- judge - Judge or panel
- citations - Array of case citations (e.g. "598 U.S. 617")
- citeCount - Number of times cited by other opinions
- status - Published or Unpublished
- opinionUrl - Full URL to the opinion on CourtListener
- snippet - Text excerpt from the opinion
- downloadUrl - Direct link to download the opinion PDF
Data Source
Data comes from the CourtListener free public API maintained by the Free Law Project. No API key required.
