Legal Precedent Search That Finds On-Point Cases and How Courts Ruled
Finding the case that is actually on point is the hard part. Cases does legal precedent search in plain English, surfaces the precedents that address your issue, and shows how courts ruled so you can see whether they help or hurt.
How courts have ruled
Sample results, illustrative only. Informational research, not legal advice. Verify every citation.
In short
Legal precedent search is the task of finding earlier court decisions that address the issue in front of you and understanding how those courts ruled. Cases does this from a plain-English question: describe the issue and it returns the on-point precedents as headnote cards, each with a summary, the holding, and a real citation. Instead of building a boolean query and reading down a long result list, you see the cases that actually address your question first, with the holding on the card so you can tell quickly whether a case supports or cuts against your position. That turns a task that often takes hours into one that takes minutes for the finding part, while you keep full control of the reading and verifying part. Cases is informational research, not legal advice, so it shows you the citation and you confirm each case in the official reporter, and you determine whether a precedent is binding or persuasive for your jurisdiction before you rely on it.
What you get
Find precedent, built for attorneys, paralegals, and law students
On-point precedents first
Cases ranks results by how directly they address your question, so the cases most likely to be on point are at the top.
See how courts ruled
The holding on each card tells you what the court decided, so you can see at a glance whether a precedent helps or hurts.
Minutes, not hours
A plain-English question replaces a boolean query and a long result list, so the finding step is fast even when the issue is narrow.
You judge binding vs persuasive
Cases surfaces the precedents; you decide which are binding or persuasive for your jurisdiction. Informational research, not legal advice.
How it works
From a plain-English question to a cited case in four steps
Describe the issue
Ask in plain English for the legal point you are trying to find precedent on.
Get the on-point cases
Cases returns the precedents that address your issue, ranked by how on-point they are.
Read the holdings
Each card shows how the court ruled, so you see quickly which cases support your position.
Verify and place it
Confirm the citation in the official reporter and decide whether the precedent is binding or persuasive for you.
Find the right case in minutes
Ask your question in plain English and get on-point precedents with summaries, holdings, and citations you can check in the official reporter. Informational research, not legal advice.