caselaw_get_citations
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Walk the citation graph FORWARD: list the in-corpus cases that THIS judgment cites
(the precedents it relied on). Combine with caselaw_get_cited_by to traverse precedent
backward and forward until a research question is resolved.
Most useful on RECENT judgments: a 2024-25 case usually has nobody citing it yet, but its
own citation list is a curated map of the established authority on the point.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| case_id | integer | yes | Numeric judgment id |
| limit | integer | no | |
| offset | integer | no | |
| response_format | any | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$defs": {
"Fmt": {
"enum": [
"markdown",
"json"
],
"title": "Fmt",
"type": "string"
}
},
"properties": {
"case_id": {
"description": "Numeric judgment id",
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Case Id",
"type": "integer"
},
"limit": {
"default": 20,
"maximum": 50,
"minimum": 1,
"title": "Limit",
"type": "integer"
},
"offset": {
"default": 0,
"minimum": 0,
"title": "Offset",
"type": "integer"
},
"response_format": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Fmt",
"default": "markdown"
}
},
"required": [
"case_id"
],
"title": "caselaw_get_citationsArguments",
"type": "object"
}