The CaseRead.ai Blog
AI research, legal tech analysis, and practical guides for attorneys navigating the future of law.
CaseRead vs. ChatGPT for Legal Research: Speed, Accuracy, and Citations
General chatbots predict text; legal research needs retrieved, verifiable law. Where ChatGPT breaks down on citations — and what a purpose-built tool does differently.
How to Find Controlling Authority for Your Jurisdiction
A practitioner's workflow for finding the controlling authority that binds your court, confirming it is still good law, and handling circuit splits, unpublished opinions, and gaps.
What Is Stare Decisis? How Precedent Works in American Courts
Stare decisis is the doctrine that courts follow precedent. A practitioner's guide to binding vs. persuasive authority, vertical and horizontal precedent, and when courts overrule.
Can Lawyers Use AI for Legal Research? Ethics, Rules, and Best Practices
No rule bars lawyers from AI-assisted research — but competence, confidentiality, and verification duties still apply. What ABA Opinion 512 and the state bars actually require.
How to Shepardize a Case: A Practitioner's Guide to Citation Validation
How to Shepardize a case and confirm it's still good law: a step-by-step citation validation workflow, a signal cheat sheet, and free alternatives.
How to Research Case Law: A Practitioner's Step-by-Step Workflow
A practitioner-grade, step-by-step workflow for researching case law — from issue framing through citation validation — with tools and techniques for 2026.
Summary Judgment: A Practitioner's Guide to Rule 56 and the Celotex Trilogy
A complete guide to federal summary judgment practice — the Rule 56 standard, the Celotex trilogy's burden-shifting framework, partial and cross-motions, state court variations including the 2026 Texas reforms, and practical strategy for both sides.
Motion to Dismiss: A Litigator's Complete Guide to Rule 12(b)
A practitioner-focused guide to federal motions to dismiss — covering all seven Rule 12(b) grounds, the Twombly/Iqbal plausibility standard, timing rules, waiver traps, and state court differences.
Why 36% of AI-Generated Legal Citations Are Wrong
Analysis of AI hallucination rates in legal research and how CaseRead.ai's Dual-RAG architecture eliminates fabricated citations.