CourtListener · Example Payload

Court Listener Search Example

LegalCourt DataCase LawPACERJudicialCitationsOral ArgumentsFederal CourtsState CourtsOpen Data

Court Listener Search Example is an example object payload from CourtListener, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

countnextpreviousresults

Example Payload

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{
  "count": 12847,
  "next": "https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/search/?q=first+amendment&cursor=cD0yMDI0LTAzLTE1",
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 9876543,
      "absolute_url": "/opinion/9876543/united-states-v-example/",
      "case_name": "United States v. Example",
      "case_name_short": "Example",
      "court": "cafc",
      "court_citation_string": "Fed. Cl.",
      "date_filed": "2024-02-28",
      "score": 19.432,
      "status": "Published",
      "citation": ["22 F.4th 100"],
      "snippet": "...the <em>First Amendment</em> protects...",
      "cluster_id": 1234567,
      "docket_id": 5432100,
      "judge": "Hon. Jane Doe"
    }
  ]
}

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