Pro Se Legal Research in Plain English You Can Actually Use
Representing yourself, you have to find the law without a research degree or a Westlaw account. Cases lets you ask in plain English and find on-point cases with the holding explained, while being clear that it is informational research, not legal advice.
How courts have ruled
Sample results, illustrative only. Informational research, not legal advice. Verify every citation.
In short
Pro se legal research is the research a self-represented litigant does to understand the case law that applies to their own matter. Cases helps by letting you ask a legal question in plain English, with no boolean syntax to learn, and returning on-point U.S. federal and state precedents as headnote cards with a plain-English summary, the holding, and a real citation. That makes it far more approachable than the boolean-only tools built for lawyers, and far more affordable than the enterprise suites, so a self-represented person can actually find and read the relevant cases. It is important to be clear: Cases is informational research, not legal advice, and it is not a lawyer and cannot represent you or tell you what to do in your case. Every result is a starting point you must read and verify in the official reporter, and you should consider consulting a licensed attorney or a legal aid organization about your specific situation. Cases does not claim to be 100 percent hallucination-free, which is exactly why it shows you the citation to confirm. Always verify the citation.
Why it fits
Self-represented (pro se) litigants who need to find and understand relevant case law in plain English, while knowing it is informational research and not legal advice.
Plain English, no legal training
Ask your question the way you would explain it to a friend. No boolean, no terms and connectors, and the holding on each card explains how the court ruled.
Affordable and self-serve
Transparent pricing that starts at 29 dollars per month, so finding case law does not require an enterprise account or a lawyer intermediary.
Not legal advice, and honest about it
Cases is informational research only. It is not a lawyer, cannot represent you, and every result is a starting point you verify. Consider consulting a licensed attorney or legal aid.
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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.