Casesearch
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Free Case Law Search Alternatives, and When to Upgrade

CourtListener, the Caselaw Access Project, and Google Scholar are genuinely free and broad, and they are a great place to read raw opinions. What they do not give you is plain-English question answering, a plain-language holding for each case, or a still-good-law signal, so billable research stays slow. Casesearch is the upgrade when free gets clunky: ask in plain English, get cited holdings and a treatment signal, self-serve from 39 dollars per month. Keep using the free databases too, Casesearch points you to the full opinions to verify.

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Casesearch vs CourtListener

An honest, good-faith comparison. Verify current features with each vendor before you decide.

Feature Casesearch CourtListener
Free to use Paid, from 39 dollars per month
Plain-English question answering -
Plain-language holding per case -
Still-good-law treatment signal -
Memo-ready output -
Raw full-text opinions
Best for billable, deadline work Clunky

Comparison reflects general product positioning and is provided in good faith. Verify current capabilities with each vendor.

The research console

Plain-English legal research, self-serve

Run a real question and see the cited cases, holdings, and good-law signal for yourself.

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Reading opinions

Finding the authorities that answer your question...

Controlling statute

The controlling statute is surfaced alongside the case law so you read the code and the precedents together.

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Research memo

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Casesearch shows you the sources. Always read the full opinion and verify citations before you rely on them.

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Casesearch is a legal research tool, not legal advice. Always read the full opinion and verify citations before relying on them.

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