Courts / Legal data for AI agents
Federal and state opinions, dockets, judge profiles via CourtListener.
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Connect in one step
Courts / Legal tools run on the same LiveDataLink endpoint as every other domain - one bearer key, no per-source integration. Add this to your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, n8n, LangChain, and more):
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"url": "https://livedatalink.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}Then call any tool below. The free tier gives you 1,000 queries/month across all 284 tools with no credit card.
Courts / Legal tools (7)
| court_case_search | Search federal/state opinions by keyword, court, judge, party, dates. |
| court_docket_lookup | Federal docket lookup by court ID and docket number. |
| court_opinion_search | Full-text search of court opinions. |
| court_judge_lookup | Judge profile by name or CourtListener person ID. |
| court_citation_resolver | Resolve a legal citation to a CourtListener case. |
| court_oral_argument_search | SCOTUS and federal appellate oral argument audio search. |
| court_recent_filings | Recent docket entries in a specific court. |
Common queries this domain answers: court · case · lawsuit · attorney · legal · lien · judgment · bankruptcy · ucc · litigation · plaintiff · defendant · docket · criminal record · civil case · warrant · indictment · sentencing.
Why LiveDataLink for Courts / Legal
- One key, 59 domains. These tools sit alongside FMCSA carrier safety, sanctions screening, SEC filings, courts, Census, and FRED - no separate integration per source.
- Resale-safe. Sourced from CourtListener - public and openly-licensed data you can embed and redistribute.
- Built for agents. Read-only annotated MCP tools, Streamable HTTP, Bearer auth. Works out of the box in Claude, Cursor, and n8n's native MCP node.
FAQ
- What Courts / Legal data can an AI agent access through LiveDataLink?
- Federal and state opinions, dockets, judge profiles via CourtListener. It exposes 7 tools (court_case_search, court_docket_lookup, court_opinion_search, court_judge_lookup, court_citation_resolver, court_oral_argument_search, and more) over the Model Context Protocol at https://livedatalink.ai/mcp, sourced from CourtListener.
- How do I connect to the LiveDataLink Courts / Legal MCP server?
- Add https://livedatalink.ai/mcp as a Streamable-HTTP MCP server in Claude, Cursor, n8n, or any MCP client, with an "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header. Get a free key (1,000 queries/month, no credit card) at https://livedatalink.ai/signup/free. No per-domain setup - the Courts / Legal tools load under the same key as every other domain.
- Is the LiveDataLink Courts / Legal data free and safe to redistribute?
- LiveDataLink sources Courts / Legal data from CourtListener. Public-domain US-government and openly-licensed data is resale-safe, so results can be embedded and redistributed in your own product. The free tier includes 1,000 queries/month; paid plans start at $10/month.