modbender US Court Records
Search federal court opinions, dockets, and judges from CourtListener.
Setup
mcporter add gov-courts --url https://court-records-mcp.apify.actor/mcp --transport streamable-http
Or add to your OpenClaw MCP config (~/.openclaw/mcp.json):
{
"servers": {
"gov-courts": {
"url": "https://court-records-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
"transport": "streamable-http"
}
}
}
Available Tools
court_search_opinions
Search US court opinions and case law by keyword, court, and date range.
Search for Supreme Court opinions on patent law
Find recent appellate decisions on data privacy
Parameters: query (required), court, dateAfter (YYYY-MM-DD), dateBefore, limit
court_search_dockets
Search court dockets and case filings.
Search dockets for Google antitrust case
Find recent patent infringement filings
Parameters: query (required), court, dateAfter (YYYY-MM-DD), dateBefore, limit
court_search_judges
Search judges in the US court system.
Search for judges in the 9th Circuit
Look up Judge Smith
Parameters: query (required), court, limit
Data Sources
- CourtListener — Free Law Project (court opinions, dockets, judges)
- PACER — Public Access to Court Electronic Records
Use Cases
- Legal research and case law analysis
- Litigation tracking
- Judicial background research
- Regulatory compliance research
All data from free public APIs. Zero cost. No API keys required.