US Court Records

Search federal court opinions, dockets, and judges from CourtListener.

Setup

mcporter add gov-courts --url https://court-records-mcp.apify.actor/mcp --transport streamable-http

Or add to your OpenClaw MCP config (~/.openclaw/mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "gov-courts": {
      "url": "https://court-records-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

court_search_opinions

Search US court opinions and case law by keyword, court, and date range.

Search for Supreme Court opinions on patent law
Find recent appellate decisions on data privacy

Parameters: query (required), court, dateAfter (YYYY-MM-DD), dateBefore, limit

court_search_dockets

Search court dockets and case filings.

Search dockets for Google antitrust case
Find recent patent infringement filings

Parameters: query (required), court, dateAfter (YYYY-MM-DD), dateBefore, limit

court_search_judges

Search judges in the US court system.

Search for judges in the 9th Circuit
Look up Judge Smith

Parameters: query (required), court, limit

Data Sources

• CourtListener — Free Law Project (court opinions, dockets, judges)
• PACER — Public Access to Court Electronic Records

Use Cases

• Legal research and case law analysis
• Litigation tracking
• Judicial background research
• Regulatory compliance research

All data from free public APIs. Zero cost. No API keys required.