The AI Citation Checker
Extract every case citation and statute from a draft into a verification checklist, with one-click searches and warning flags. Built because courts are sanctioning lawyers for citations they never checked.
Paste your draft
Verification list
| # | Citation found | Search | Found | Read | Quotes | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations will appear here. | ||||||
Educational tool, not legal advice. Outputs are starting points and must be reviewed by a qualified professional before use. Rules vary by jurisdiction and change often.
- Paste your draft brief, memo or letter (remove confidential details if you prefer).
- Review the extracted list of citations and statutes.
- Use the search links to find each authority in CourtListener, Google Scholar or your paid database.
- Tick Found, Read, Quotes checked and History checked for each one.
- Export the list as a CSV for the file when every row is complete.
Does this tool tell me whether a case is real?
No. It finds text that looks like a legal citation and gives you one-click searches in free public databases. You must open each authority, confirm it exists, read the passage relied on and check subsequent history. Courts expect lawyers to personally read and verify every citation.
Which citation formats does it recognise?
Common US reporters, including U.S., S. Ct., L. Ed., F., F.2d, F.3d, F.4th, F. Supp. (2d and 3d), F. App’x, B.R., the regional reporters (A., N.E., N.W., P., S.E., S.W., So.), several state reporters including California, New York and Illinois, Westlaw (WL) and Lexis citations, plus U.S.C. and C.F.R. sections.
Is my brief uploaded?
No. Extraction happens in your browser. Only if you click a search link does your browser send that single citation to the database you chose.
What are the warning flags?
The tool flags patterns that deserve extra care: the same citation attached to different case names, a citation with no year, a volume or page number that looks implausible, and pinpoints that fall before the first page. A flag does not mean the citation is fake, and no flag does not mean it is real.
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