Federal & State Lawfederalstatelaw.com
GET

/api/v1/cases

Search and filter U.S. court cases. Supports filtering by jurisdiction, topic, and court level.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
jurisdictionstringJurisdiction ID or name
topicstringTopic keyword
courtstringCourt name or level
limitnumberResults per page (default: 20, max: 100)
offsetnumberSkip N results

Code Samples

curl
curl "https://federalstatelaw.com/api/v1/cases?court=supreme&topic=civil-rights&limit=5"
JavaScript (fetch)
const res = await fetch(
  "https://federalstatelaw.com/api/v1/cases?court=supreme&topic=civil-rights&limit=5"
);
const { data, meta } = await res.json();

data.forEach(c => {
  console.log(`${c.caseName} (${c.citation})`);
});
Python (requests)
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://federalstatelaw.com/api/v1/cases",
    params={"court": "supreme", "topic": "civil-rights", "limit": 5}
)
data = res.json()

for c in data["data"]:
    print(f"{c['caseName']} ({c['citation']})")

Example Response

JSON
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "brown-v-board-1954",
      "jurisdiction": "United States Federal",
      "jurisdictionId": "federal",
      "caseName": "Brown v. Board of Education",
      "citation": "347 U.S. 483",
      "court": "Supreme Court of the United States",
      "year": 1954,
      "topics": ["civil-rights", "education", "equal-protection"],
      "summary": "Racial segregation in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause..."
    }
  ],
  "meta": { "total": 34, "limit": 5, "offset": 0, "hasMore": true }
}

Citing this endpoint

If you publish results from this endpoint, see our Citation Guide for correct attribution of public-domain U.S. legal materials.

Related

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.