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CourtListener Scraper - Case Law & Legal Opinions API

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CourtListener Scraper - Case Law & Legal Opinions API

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

FieldDescriptionExample
queryFull-text search query"artificial intelligence"
courtCourt ID filter"scotus", "ca9", "dcd"
dateFromFiled after (YYYY-MM-DD)"2023-01-01"
dateToFiled before (YYYY-MM-DD)"2024-12-31"
statusPublication status"Published", "Unpublished"
maxResultsMax 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  • status - Published or Unpublished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.