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Harvard Caselaw Access Project

The collection runs from 1658 through volumes published in 2020 and covers United States state, federal and listed territorial courts. It represents roughly 40 million pages in about 40,000 bound volumes; the site is static and the provider says the dataset is not kept current.

Open static.case.law
Signal Scoredraft model
97
Access
No key · none
20
Licence clarity
CC0-1.0 · terms linked
20
Evidence
5 source links checked
20
Freshness
verified 2026-11-01
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
17

// Terms and limits

Access
none
Free tier
All static data files are public with no account, key or meter stated. Bulk downloads are organized by reporter and volume.
Rate limits
Not stated
Licence
CC0-1.0terms
Licence note
Harvard marks the caselaw data and metadata CC0 1.0 Universal and supplies it as is. Its nonbinding community norms request project attribution and that data and improvements remain freely available on the same terms.
Attribution
Requested: "Caselaw Access Project. (2024). Retrieved [date], from [url]."

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-01

  1. 01case.law/docs/
  2. 02case.law/about/
  3. 03case.law/terms/
  4. 04static.case.law/
  5. 05static.case.law/ReportersMetadata.json

// Good for

osinthistorical-dataalt-data

// The same record, for agents

Request · get_entry
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Reply · selected fields
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  "slug": "caselaw-access-project",
  "domain": "OSINT",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
  "license": "CC0-1.0",
  "licenseUrl": "https://case.law/terms/",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://case.law/docs/",
    "https://case.law/about/",
    "https://case.law/terms/",
    "https://static.case.law/",
    "https://static.case.law/ReportersMetadata.json"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "osint",
    "historical-data",
    "alt-data"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://static.case.law/"
}

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