CourtListener
CourtListener
Tool
Validate Citations
validate_citationsVerify and expand legal citations with related case discovery
Pricing
Per call
$0.01
Model
flat
Pay only for what you use. No subscriptions.
Inputs
citations *
arraycontext_text
stringjurisdiction
stringTry It
API
MCP Config
Input Parameters
List of citations to verify (e.g., ["123 F.3d 456", "Smith v. Jones"])
Surrounding legal argument context for better validation
Optional jurisdiction to improve search accuracy. Options:
- "federal" (all federal courts)
- "state" (all state courts)
- State names: "california", "texas", "florida", etc.
- Specific court IDs: "scotus", "ca9", "ca11", etc.
If omitted, searches all courts.

