CourtListener Service
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A CourtListener Service is a legal data aggregation service for U.S. case law documents.
- Context:
- It can be created and maintained by Free Law Project.
- It can (typically) contain court opinions, dockets, oral argument transcripts, judge information, and more.
- It can be support downloads in CSV Format.
- It can be noted for importing content from sources like the FJC Integrated Database.
- It can be categorized as an open source project that accepts contributions on GitHub.
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- Example(s):
- A researcher downloads a bulk CSV of Supreme Court opinions to study judicial writing style over time.
- A startup uses CourtListener data to build a legal research application.
- An investigative journalist analyzes financial disclosure information of judges.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A website that charges for access to case law.
- A closed database of legal opinions that is not publicly accessible.
- A site that focuses on legal news rather than primary sources.
- See: ThePile, Computational Law, Legal Analytics.