Legal Research for Law Students That Explains the Holding
In law school you are learning to read cases and find precedent at the same time. Cases lets you search in plain English, see the holding on the card, and verify every citation, so you learn the case, not just how to fight a search engine.
How courts have ruled
Sample results, illustrative only. Informational research, not legal advice. Verify every citation.
In short
Legal research for law students means learning to find case law, read what a case held, and cite it correctly, often before you have mastered boolean search. Cases is legal research for law students built around a plain-English question: describe the issue for a memo, a moot problem, or a seminar paper, and it returns on-point U.S. federal and state precedents as headnote cards with a summary, the holding, and a real citation. Seeing the holding on the card helps you learn to spot what a court actually decided, and having the citation in front of you builds the habit of verifying every case in the official reporter, the same discipline that keeps practicing lawyers out of trouble. Pricing starts at a student-friendly 29 dollars per month, well below the practitioner tools, and there is no contract. Cases is informational research and a study aid, not legal advice and not a substitute for doing the reading, so you confirm each case yourself. Always verify the citation.
Why it fits
Law students and clinic members learning to find precedent, read holdings, and cite correctly, on a student budget.
Learn to read the holding
The holding on each card helps you practice spotting what a court actually decided, which is the core skill first-year research and writing is teaching.
Build the verify habit
Every result shows a citation you confirm in the official reporter, so verifying every case becomes second nature before you practice.
Student-friendly price
Transparent pricing that starts at 29 dollars per month with no contract, far below the practitioner suites. A study aid, not a substitute for the reading.
Questions law students ask
Law students, answered
Is Cases affordable for a student budget?
Yes. Starter is 29 dollars a month, or 24 dollars a month billed yearly, well below the practitioner suites, with no contract.
Will Cases do my legal research assignment for me?
No. Cases is a study aid and informational research, not legal advice, and not a substitute for doing the reading. It helps you find on-point cases and see the holding, but you still analyze and cite the case yourself.
Why does the holding matter on each card?
Learning to spot what a court actually decided is a core research-and-writing skill. Seeing the holding alongside the summary and citation helps build that habit early.
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Research a question in plain English
Ask the way you would say it out loud and get the on-point precedents, each with a summary, the holding, and a citation you can check. Informational research, not legal advice.