Harvard University

Caselaw Access Project bulk data (Harvard Library Innovation Lab)

Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab's digitization of US case law, served as static bulk data organized by reporter. The live REST API at api.case.law was retired in 2024 and now 301-redirects to the project documentation; API operations were transferred to the Free Law Project's CourtListener while Harvard continues to serve the bulk data itself. Recorded partly because it is a genuine, executed, publicly documented API sunset - a rare thing anywhere and unique in this cohort.

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Documentation

https://case.law/docs/

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https://github.com/harvard-lil

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Lifecycle

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/harvard/refs/heads/main/lifecycle/harvard-lifecycle.yml

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API entry from apis.yml

aid: harvard:caselaw-access-project
name: Caselaw Access Project bulk data (Harvard Library Innovation Lab)
x-operator: institution
description: Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab's digitization of US case law, served as static
  bulk data organized by reporter. The live REST API at api.case.law was retired in 2024 and now 301-redirects
  to the project documentation; API operations were transferred to the Free Law Project's CourtListener
  while Harvard continues to serve the bulk data itself. Recorded partly because it is a genuine, executed,
  publicly documented API sunset - a rare thing anywhere and unique in this cohort.
humanURL: https://case.law/
baseURL: https://static.case.law/
tags:
- Legal
- Open Data
- Bulk Data
- Case Law
- Retired API
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://case.law/docs/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/harvard-lil
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/harvard-lifecycle.yml