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Read the judgment behind a ruling record

Ruling pages gained access to full judgment scans, machine readings and search beyond catalogue summaries.

The reader’s problem

A short ruling summary may identify a decision without showing the reasoning behind it.

What changed

The full-judgment work added the scanned judgment behind a ruling record and a page-by-page machine reading where available. Search could then use judgment text instead of stopping at the catalogue's summary.

Using the feature

Open a ruling, follow its original PDF link and compare the relevant passage with the scan. The page reading helps locate words in a long document; the image gives you the reference for checking them. Availability depends on whether that judgment has a scan and a completed reading.

Reading the evidence

Machine reading is especially fallible on poor scans and handwriting. A searchable passage should lead back to the original, not conceal it. Later work added visible disagreements, confidence warnings and page-level API access. Those additions refine the same principle: make the reasoning easier to inspect while preserving its source.

Sources

Browse court rulings