How to get the most out of the site.
From searching and AI answers to appeals, reading results, and saving your work.
Searching
Operators, exact phrases, exclusions, and issue tags. Build a query that finds the right decisions.
OpenAsk AI
Ask a question in your own words, run natural-language searches, and check the cited decisions behind each answer.
OpenJurisdictions
Set which state and courts to include from the home page, the database page, and AI search.
OpenCoverage + Sources
See which jurisdictions are live, what is coming soon, what each source type means, and how updates work.
OpenAccounts
Understand passwordless sign-in, account settings, email notifications, saved work, exports, and privacy.
OpenAppeals + Alerts
Read alerts that flag when a case is appealed, or add federal appeals to each search.
OpenReading Results
Decode the labels on every result card, and switch on plain-language summaries.
OpenReading Case Law
Use the sticky action header, summary, issue areas, table of contents, citations, footnotes, cited-by links, and quote tools.
OpenSaving + Citing
Copy a formatted citation in one click, and file the cases you rely on into private folders.
OpenDashboard
Use the dashboard to return to saved decisions, folders, notes, saved searches, exports, and recently viewed work.
OpenTroubleshooting
Fix no results, too many results, stale jurisdiction scope, disappearing filters, copy failures, and sign-in problems.
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