How to read this index

01 · Sources

Start with the record

Source lists prioritize signed opinions, orders, judgments, and official filings; then official court dockets and court-hosted case pages. When an official document is inaccessible, a CourtListener/RECAP copy of that primary document may be used. Secondary reporting can provide attributed context or help locate a record, but it does not replace the record for a docket fact, holding, or settlement term.

Source labels identify the linked document. Publisher and access-date details appear where recorded. A linked source can change or become unavailable after review.

02 · Summaries

Keep each statement attached to its source

Case pages distinguish allegations, positions stated by parties, court rulings, and procedural events. The wording identifies who made the statement and links it to a cited record. A ruling is described within the motion and issues it addressed; it is not presented as resolving the entire case unless the cited record says so.

Claim categories summarize the record's labels. They do not state that an allegation is true or that a party is liable. This index is informational and is not legal advice.

03 · References

Distinguish claim markers from legal citations

A marker such as [§ 51] identifies an entry in the site's internal claim and evidence record. It is not a statute, a court citation, or a court finding. A citation such as 17 U.S.C. § 107 identifies a legal provision; a pinpoint such as ECF No. 231, at 9–13 identifies part of a court record. The public page links the cited source documents; the internal claim record is not published with the page.

04 · Review dates and limits

Review dates are snapshots

“Record reviewed” is the date of the latest recorded review, which may be a scoped procedural update carrying forward previously verified historical claims. It does not mean every historical source was reopened on that date. An “Accessed” date belongs to that source entry. Neither date means a docket is monitored live or that no later activity exists. Public docket sources can be incomplete; where a record has a specific coverage limit, the case page states that limit.

05 · Review gates

Verification has separate steps

Material case fields and summary sentences undergo independent AI-assisted verification against cited records, with automated checks for consistency. The initial cohort also requires a fresh agent audit of two retained randomly selected packages; a material error expands that audit to every proposed launch package. These steps are editorial checks, not human or lawyer review, and they can miss errors. Unsupported or conflicting claims are narrowed, omitted, or held in draft. Questions requiring independent legal interpretation are outside this reference coverage.