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+++ diy:osint [2024/12/07 03:34] (current) – [Legal Records] Humphrey Boa-Gart
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   * [[https://www.linkedin.com/|LinkedIn]] - To find out about work and location history.
   * [[https://www.social-searcher.com/|Social Searcher]] - To crawl multiple social media sites for names and handle.
   * [[https://www.familysearch.org/en/united-states/|Family Search]] - To search public records.
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 There are many sites you can go to for copies of legal records, and oftentimes they are in PDF format. Lots of these sites cost money, but the following ones are free, or offer free trials:
-  * [[https://www.courtlistener.com/|CourtListener.com]]
+  * [[https://casetext.com/search/|Casetext]] - Case and judgement summaries
+  * [[https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/|CourtListener's RECAP Archive]] - Largest repository of free PACER records. Mostly for federal cases and bankruptcies.
+  * [[https://lp.findlaw.com/|FindLaw]] and FindLaw's [[https://caselaw.findlaw.com/|Case Law]] subsite
+  * [[https://www.govinfo.gov/|GovInfo]] - Bills, statutes and the like.
+  * [[https://www.judyrecords.com/|judyrecords]] - Free public records search.
+  * [[https://trellis.law/|Trellis]] - More case records and 14 day free trials. Caveat: Requires valid card, so use depleted prepaid cards for signup.
+  * [[https://www.scribd.com/|Scribd]] - A pain in the ass to search, but a surprising amount of court filings & police reports find their way here.
-Many municipalities and district courts (cities, counties, states, let you access these records directly. You will have to do some searching to find their official websites, but you can find all sorts of records that way. Many of these localities will publish dockets and schedules, and some of them even stream their proceedings online so you can watch them live remotely. Make sure to [[diy:archival#audio-video|save copies of the recordings]] if you are able to tune in!
+Some news sites and blogs also specialize in coverage of legal cases, which can be great for digging up leads:
+  * [[https://www.courthousenews.com/?s|Courthouse News Service]]
+Many municipalities and district courts //(cities, counties, states, etc)// let you access these records directly. You will have to do some searching to find their official websites, but you can find all sorts of records that way. Many of these localities will publish dockets and schedules, and some of them even stream their proceedings online so you can watch them live remotely. Make sure to [[diy:archival#audio-video|save copies of the recordings]] if you are able to tune in!

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