Our agreement with our project partner, Ravel, requires us to limit access to the full text of cases to no more than 500 cases per person, per day, until mid-2024.

Exceptions

This limitation does not apply to researchers who agree to certain restrictions on use and redistribution. Nor does this restriction apply to cases issued in open jurisdictions.

Open Jurisditions

Open jurisdictions make their newly issued cases freely available online in an authoritative, citable, machine-readable format.

Currently, these are the only open jurisdictions:

Illinois
Arkansas
New Mexico
North Carolina

We would love to open more jurisdictions! If you are involved in US case publishing at the state or federal level, we'd love to talk to you about making the transition to digital-first publishing. Please contact us and introduce yourself! Also, check out our information for courts.

Research Access

Some users may qualify for unlimited access as a research scholar. For more information, visit our research access guide.

Commercial Licensing

In addition, under our agreement with Ravel (now owned by Lexis-Nexis), Ravel must negotiate in good faith to provide bulk access to anyone seeking to make commercial use of this data. Click here to contact Ravel for more information or contact us, and we will put you in touch with Ravel.

User Types and Permissions

Unregistered Users

Access all metadata
Unlimited API access to all cases from open jurisdictions
Bulk Download all cases from open jurisdictions

Registered Users

Access all metadata
Unlimited API access to all cases from open jurisdictions
Access to 500 cases per day from restricted jurisdictions
Bulk Download all cases from open jurisdictions

Researchers

Access all metadata
Unlimited API access to all cases
Bulk Downloads from all jurisdictions

Commercial Users

Click here to contact Ravel for more information or contact us, and we will put you in touch with Ravel.

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