Citation Checker

A beautiful web application for verifying case law citations using the CourtListener API.

🚀 Try It Live

Deploy your own instance or run locally with the instructions below.

✨ Features

• Easy-to-use web interface - Just paste your citation and get results
• Flexible citation formats - Works with case names, citations, or both:
  • "Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113"
  • "410 US 113"
  • "Roe v. Wade"
• Instant verification - Get case details, court info, dates, and links
• Beautiful modern UI - Clean, professional design
• No setup required - Enter your API key right in the app

🔑 Getting an API Key

1. Sign up at CourtListener.com
2. Go to your profile and generate an API token
3. Paste it into the web app - that's it!

🛠 Running Locally

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run the app
python app.py

Then open http://localhost:5000 in your browser.

📦 Deployment

This app is ready to deploy on Railway, Heroku, Render, or any Python hosting service.

🔒 Security Note

Your API key is only used for your session and is never stored or logged.