Casetext

Open Casetext, type the issue you’re arguing, and let it surface controlling law without slogging through pages of noise. Start with a plain‑language query or use connectors like AND/OR and quotes for exact phrases. If you already have a draft motion, complaint, or opposing brief, upload it; the system reads your document and returns decisions that mirror your facts and posture. Narrow the universe quickly by selecting court level, jurisdiction, date range, and publication status, or by focusing on party role and procedural posture. Before you click into anything, preview the exact passages where your terms appear and scan any negative‑treatment warnings so you don’t waste time on authorities you can’t rely on.

Turn early hits into a working outline in minutes. Pull the legal standards, core tests, and key quotations that match your claim elements, then compare how different courts phrase the rule by toggling jurisdictions. When you’re preparing a motion to dismiss, summary judgment, or a discovery dispute, jump straight to results labeled by procedural posture and claim type to see how courts analyze the same request. Use citation tools to gather the sources you’ll rely on and keep a clean list as you draft. As you refine, adjust filters—tighten the date to the last five years for current doctrine or broaden to see foundational cases—then re‑check treatment flags to confirm your authorities are safe to cite. more