Case Law Search
Search 9M+ court opinions and federal dockets.
https://caselaw--alexandria-shai-eden.run.tools
How to connect
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Smithery (hosted)
1. Open https://smithery.ai/servers/alexandria-shai-eden/caselaw 2. Click Connect and complete OAuth in your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, etc.) 3. MCP endpoint: https://caselaw--alexandria-shai-eden.run.tools
Tools (4)
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search_case_lawSearch 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_result
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get_opinionGet the full text of a court opinion by CourtListener cluster ID. Args: cluster_id: The CourtListener cluster ID (from search results)
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search_docketsSearch 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)
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insurance_precedentFind 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)