Verify a legal case citation
Verify a legal case citation: does it exist, and does the given case name match the canonical record? Catches a fabricated case citation, including a real-looking citation number paired with an invented case name. Checked against CourtListener. Does not check whether a case is still good law -- no free authoritative source publishes that.
Not tested: has real-world effectsour last check, 2026-09-24
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Endpoint
POST https://goodsong.dev/verify/case
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | goodsong.dev |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 5 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
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Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"case_name": "Obergefell v. Hodges",
"citation": "576 U.S. 644"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"description": "Provide a citation; case_name is optional and checked against the canonical record when given.",
"properties": {
"case_name": {
"description": "Optional case name to cross-check against the citation.",
"type": "string"
},
"citation": {
"description": "The case citation, e.g. '576 U.S. 644'.",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"citation"
]
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST",
"PUT",
"PATCH"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"properties": {
"canonical": {
"type": [
"object",
"null"
]
},
"checks": {
"type": "object"
},
"cost": {
"type": "object"
},
"evidence": {
"type": "array"
},
"latency_ms": {
"type": "integer"
},
"verdict": {
"enum": [
"confirmed",
"contradicted",
"unknown"
],
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}