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OpenJurist

Free#22 of 32 in Legal Research Software

OpenJurist: A free U.S. legal research portal with broad primary-law coverage and developer access. Ranked #22 of 32 in Legal Research Software by our editors (6.8/10); pricing: Free plan; best for free and open U.S. legal research data.

6.8/10Editor score

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At a glance

Editor score
6.8 / 10
Pricing
Free plan
Best for
Free and open U.S. legal research data
Free plan
Yes
Paid from
Free
Facts checked
24 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Covers federal, state, tribal, territorial, and D.C. legal materials
- Includes historical code versions, redline comparisons, and citation tools
- Provides a read-only JSON API for legal research data
Where it doesn't
- No docket search or docket analytics
- No research alerts
- Does not provide verified commentary coverage

Our verdict on OpenJurist

OpenJurist is a free, open-source legal research portal for people researching United States law. Its coverage includes federal, state, and tribal court opinions; the U.S. Code; state statutory codes; named statutes; and a multi-source legal dictionary. The platform also covers the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories. It is suited to researchers who want public-domain primary legal materials through a web interface, as well as developers and AI agents that need structured access to legal research data.

The research toolkit goes beyond basic case and statute lookup. Users can browse and search case law, compare historical code versions with redlines, follow code cross-references from a named-statute index, and check citations for cases, statutes, rules, and quotations. Case citation and treatment analysis adds another layer for evaluating authorities. A free citation checker is available for human-scale use, while the read-only JSON API extends the platform to applications that need legal research data rather than a separate commercial research workflow.

OpenJurist is a focused choice for free access to U.S. primary law and citation-oriented research. Its scope is less suitable for teams that depend on docket search, docket analytics, research alerts, or verified commentary coverage. The platform also does not position itself as a full litigation-monitoring system: docket analytics is explicitly outside its planned build. Choose OpenJurist when public-domain case law, statutory materials, historical comparisons, citation checking, and API access are the priority. Choose an alternative when ongoing matter tracking, alerts, or broader secondary-source coverage are central requirements.

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OpenJurist pricing

Plans Free planFree Free to use — no paid tier required for the core job.

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OpenJurist fact sheet

Free plan	Yes
Paid from	Free
Case law search	Yes
Statute & regulation search	Not verified
Docket search	Not verified
Legal commentary	Not verified
Citation tools	Not verified
Jurisdiction coverage	United States federal courts
Research alerts	Not verified
Deployment	Cloud
Platforms	Web
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Pricing	Free plan
Website	openjurist.org
Facts checked	24 Sep 2026

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