Legal opinion reader
Paste a court opinion and get a plain-English breakdown. 1,000 credits, sign-in required.
What it does
Court opinions are written for lawyers — dense procedural language, Latin terms, and citations. The Legal Opinion Reader takes a court opinion or ruling you paste in and explains, in plain English, what the court decided, why it decided that way, and what it means going forward — including terms like "affirmed," "reversed," and "remanded," and the difference between a majority opinion and a dissent.
Sign-in and cost
This tool requires a signed-in account and costs 1,000 credits per read. If you're not signed in, you'll be prompted to create a free account — your 10,000 signup credits cover several reads. If you're signed in but out of credits, you can top up ($9.99 for 25,000 credits, or $29.99 for 100,000).
How to use it
Paste in the text of the opinion or ruling you want explained and submit. This is most useful when an attorney, a court filing, or your own research points you to a specific case and you want to understand what it actually says before you rely on it.
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