CourtListener
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Legal research across millions of court records
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Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
CourtListenerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
{
"mcpServers": {
"courtlistener": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.courtlistener.com/"
}
}
}
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"courtlistener": {
"courtlistener": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.courtlistener.com/"
}
}
}
}
McpServers
{
"courtlistener": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.courtlistener.com/"
}
}
CourtListener is Free Law Project's legal research platform for U.S. court opinions, PACER dockets, judge profiles, oral arguments, and citation data. Its connector grounds assistants in primary legal records while supporting citation checks and docket-aware research.
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