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Validate Citations

Check citation format and look up the referenced case

Validate Citations

Validate this citation: 347 U.S. 483 (1954)

Claude checks the format, confirms the case exists, and returns the case name and details.

Supported Formats

CourtFormatExample
Supreme Court[Vol] U.S. [Page] ([Year])347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Circuit Courts[Vol] F.3d [Page] ([Cir] [Year])565 F.3d 1021 (7th Cir. 2009)
District Courts[Vol] F. Supp. 2d [Page] ([Dist] [Year])242 F. Supp. 2d 452 (N.D. Ill. 2003)

Validate Multiple Citations

Check these citations:
- 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
- 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
- 539 U.S. 558 (2003)

Get the Full Case

Once validated, retrieve the document:

Get the case at 384 U.S. 436

Troubleshooting

IssueSolution
Invalid formatCheck volume, reporter, page numbers, and spacing
Case not foundTry searching by case name instead
Multiple matchesClaude will ask which parallel reporter you want

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