Case Law Search
Search 9M+ court opinions and federal dockets.
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What it can do
- Search Case Law: Search court opinions by keyword. Returns case names, citations, courts, and dates. Args: query: Legal search terms (e.g., "ERISA arbitrary capricious standard of review insurance den
- Get Opinion: Get the full text of a court opinion by CourtListener cluster ID. Args: cluster_id: The CourtListener cluster ID (from search results)
- Search Dockets: Search federal court dockets (RECAP archive) for active litigation. Args: query: Search terms (e.g., "UnitedHealthcare mental health parity class action") court: Court filter or "" for
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Search 9M+ court opinions and federal dockets.
Server tool list (4)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| search_case_law | Search court opinions by keyword. Returns case names, citations, courts, and dates. Args: query: Legal search terms (e.g., "ERISA arbitrary capricious standard of review insurance denial") court: Court filter — "scotus", "all_appeals", "ca9", "ca5", "ca3", "ca7", or "" for all filed_after: Date filter YYYY-MM-DD (e.g., "2020-01-01") filed_before: Date filter YYYY-MM-DD cited_gt: Minimum citation count (use to find influential cases) max_results: Number of results (default 10, max 20) |
| get_opinion | Get the full text of a court opinion by CourtListener cluster ID. Args: cluster_id: The CourtListener cluster ID (from search results) |
| search_dockets | Search federal court dockets (RECAP archive) for active litigation. Args: query: Search terms (e.g., "UnitedHealthcare mental health parity class action") court: Court filter or "" for all max_results: Number of results (default 10, max 20) |
| insurance_precedent | Find influential insurance litigation precedent on a specific topic. Filters to frequently-cited appellate decisions for maximum authority. Args: topic: The legal issue (e.g., "arbitrary capricious standard ERISA", "mental health parity NQTL", "network adequacy Medicaid managed care") jurisdiction: "scotus", "all_appeals", "ca9", "ca5", "ca3", "ca7", or "" for all courts min_citations: Minimum citation count to filter for influential cases (default 5) |