Docket Alarm
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| Fact | Docket Alarm | Find Case Law |
|---|---|---|
| API | The REST API can search cases, retrieve dockets and documents, track cases or saved searches, and answer natural-language questions about cases. | The service can be accessed through its website or the Find Case Law API. |
| Search | Full-text search supports docket text, documents, parties, attorneys, judges, Boolean queries, phrases and field filters. | Users can search judgment full text and details such as court name and neutral citation, then filter by date, court or tribunal, party name, or judge name. |
| Security and privacy | The privacy policy says Docket Alarm does not sell personal information to third-party marketers, uses a PCI-certified payment processor and encrypts payment details with AES-256. | The National Archives is the data processor for publication, while the court that decided a case is the data controller for the judgment content. |
| Support | GetApp lists email/help desk, chat, knowledge base, FAQ/forum and phone support, with documentation, live online, webinar and in-person training. | The team handles technical problems, questions about judgments, error reports, and general enquiries, and says it aims to respond promptly. |
Docket Alarm plans
- FreeFree
- Pay-As-You-Go$39.99 a month
- Flat-Fee$99 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
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Pick Docket Alarm if…
Docket Alarm is aimed at legal professionals, including litigators, IP counsel, and business development teams. Its search, monitoring, analytics, and API tools may suit people who need to follow cases or court activity.
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Find Case Law can serve legal professionals, students, researchers, journalists, self-represented people, and members of the public looking for published judgments. It provides access to decisions, not legal advice or interpretation.