Caselaw Access Project
The Caselaw Access Project (CAP) is an initiative by the Harvard Law School Library's Library Innovation Lab, launched in 2015, aimed at digitizing and providing free public access to the complete collection of U.S. case law. Between 2013 and 2018, the project digitized over 40 million pages of court decisions, resulting in a dataset of nearly 6.5 million cases spanning 360 years of U.S. legal history. This extensive collection is accessible through the CAP API and bulk data service, supporting equality and enabling innovation in legal services by making legal information open and easily accessible to the public.
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Product Overview
Caselaw Access Project is a comprehensive digital repository that provides free, public access to over 6.5 million decisions published by state and federal courts throughout U.S. history. This extensive collection encompasses nearly 40 million pages of U.S. court decisions, representing 360 years of legal history. The project offers a browsable API and bulk data service, enabling researchers, legal professionals, and the general public to access and utilize this vast dataset. The Caselaw Access Project is a collaborative effort between the Harvard Law School Library and Ravel Law, a legal research and analytics platform, and is managed by the Library Innovation Lab at Harvard Law School.
Features
- Free, public access to over 6.5 million court decisions
- Comprehensive coverage of nearly 40 million pages of U.S. court decisions
- Browsable API for easy data retrieval
- Bulk data service for extensive datasets
- Collaborative effort between Harvard Law School Library and Ravel Law
Company Details
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Cambridge, United States
- Founded
- 2015
- Type
- Legal Tech Vendor
- Founders
- Adam Ziegler, Jonathan Zittrain, Daniel Lewis, Nik Reed