cl_get_cases: Get Cases

In slopp/caselaw: Access the Harvard Case Law API

Description

Get Cases

Usage

cl_get_cases(
  search = NULL,
  jurisdiction = NULL,
  court = NULL,
  reporter = NULL,
  docket_number = NULL,
  decision_date_max = NULL,
  decision_date_min = NULL,
  name_abbreviation = NULL,
  limit = Inf
)

Arguments

search	A search term or phrase, case metadata and text is searched
jurisdiction	A jurisdiction slug, eg. "ill" or "us". TODO: cl_get_jurisdictions()
court	A court slug, see: cl_get_courts
reporter	A reporter id. TODO: cl_get_reporters()
docket_number	A string with the docket number
decision_date_max	Max search date in YYYY-MM-DD
decision_date_min	Min search date in YYYY-MM-DD
name_abbreviation	Case name abbreviation as a string
limit	Maximum number of search pages to return

Value

tidy metadata about matching cases, with an emphasis on context not publication info

slopp/caselaw documentation built on Oct. 10, 2020, 3:55 a.m.