Legal Research Software That Searches Case Law in Plain English
Ask a legal question the way you would say it out loud. Cases reads what you mean and returns the on-point precedents, so you skip the terms-and-connectors syntax and go straight to reading cases.
How courts have ruled
Sample results, illustrative only. Informational research, not legal advice. Verify every citation.
In short
Legal research software is a tool that helps you find and read the case law relevant to a legal question. Cases is legal research software built around plain-English search, so instead of constructing a boolean query with terms and connectors, you type the issue the way you would describe it to a colleague. It reads the meaning of your question, searches U.S. federal and state case law, and returns the on-point precedents as headnote cards, each with a plain-English summary, the holding, and a real citation. There are no operators to memorize and no query syntax to debug, which is what makes it faster than traditional boolean search for most everyday questions. Cases is informational research, not legal advice, and it does not claim to be 100 percent hallucination-free, so it shows you the citation and you always verify the case in the official reporter before you rely on it.
What you get
Plain-English search, built for attorneys, paralegals, and law students
Ask like a person
Type your question in plain English, describe the facts, the issue, or the rule, and Cases returns the cases that actually address it. No boolean, no terms and connectors.
On-point, not just keyword hits
Cases ranks results by how on-point they are to your question rather than raw keyword frequency, so the first cards are usually the ones worth reading.
Summaries and holdings on the card
Each precedent comes back as a headnote card with a plain-English summary and the holding, so you see how the court ruled before you open the full opinion.
A citation you can check
Every result carries a real citation you can confirm in the official reporter. Informational research, not legal advice. Always verify the citation.
How it works
From a plain-English question to a cited case in four steps
Type your question
Describe the legal issue in plain English, the way you would say it to a colleague. There is no query syntax to build.
Cases searches the case law
It reads your question and searches U.S. federal and state case law for the precedents that address it.
Read the headnote cards
Results come back as cards with a summary, the holding, and the citation, so you read the point that matters first.
Verify what you rely on
Open the citation and confirm the case in the official reporter. The attorney stays the gatekeeper.
Questions buyers ask
Plain-English search, answered
Is this legal advice?
No. Cases is an informational legal research tool, not a lawyer and not a substitute for one. Every result is a starting point you review and verify, and the attorney stays the gatekeeper. Use it to find and understand cases faster, then confirm anything you rely on.
Are the citations real? Does it invent cases?
Every result maps to a real, checkable citation, and we show you that citation so you can confirm it in the official reporter. We do not claim to be 100 percent hallucination-free, because no legal AI honestly can. What we do is make verification trivial: the citation is right there on the card, so you never have to take a case on faith.
What does it cost compared to Westlaw and LexisNexis?
Cases is transparent, self-serve monthly pricing that starts at 29 dollars per month, with no sales call, no quote, and no multi-year contract. Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg typically run from 150 to 700 dollars or more per seat each month and are quote-only. You can start today and cancel anytime.
What law does it cover?
Cases covers U.S. federal and state case law. That includes U.S. Supreme Court, the federal circuits, and state appellate decisions. We state coverage honestly rather than implying it covers everything, so you always know what you are searching.
Do I need to know boolean or terms and connectors?
No. You ask in plain English, the way you would describe the issue to a colleague. There are no boolean operators to learn and no terms-and-connectors syntax to build. Cases reads the question and returns the on-point precedents.
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.