US Legal Case Search
US legal case search: court decisions and company litigation history
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
A
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
~402Tokens (tool definitions)
~1.1 KBTypical response size
Minimal attention impact (0.31% of 128k context)
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"legal": {
"url": "https://legal.memoryapi.org/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://legal.memoryapi.org/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (3)
🟢 Read-only🟡 Write🔴 Delete⚪ Unknown
🟢search_cases(q, court, date_after, type, limit)
Search federal court opinions and cases via CourtListener / RECAP Archive. Filter by court, date, and case type.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search query (case name, topic, parties, etc.)"
},
"court": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Court ID (e.g. ca9, scotus, dcd, nyed)"
},
"date_after": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter cases filed after date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Result type: o=opinions (default)",
"default": "o"
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of results (max 20)",
"default": 10
}
},
"required": [
"q"
]
}🟢get_case(docket_id, case_name, court)
Get detailed information about a specific court case/docket by docket ID or case name search.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"docket_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "CourtListener docket ID"
},
"case_name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Case name to search for (e.g. \"Roe v Wade\")"
},
"court": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Court ID to narrow case name search"
}
}
}🟢get_company_cases(company, court, date_after, limit)
Find all federal court cases involving a specific company. Returns opinions, dockets, and case summaries.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"company": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Company name (e.g. \"Apple Inc\", \"Goldman Sachs\")"
},
"court": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Limit to specific court (e.g. ca9, scotus)"
},
"date_after": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Only cases filed after date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
},
"limit": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of results (max 20)",
"default": 10
}
},
"required": [
"company"
]
}Community
Evidence
Recent observations
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