Citations

Resolve, search, and traverse the citation network

Resolve citation strings, look up case details, and traverse the citation network. All citation endpoints are available via the REST API for integration into your own tools.

Formats

The citation engine supports multiple jurisdictions:

Jurisdiction	Format	Example
US	Bluebook	410 U.S. 113 (1973)
India	SCC	(2017) 10 SCC 1
India	AIR	AIR 2017 SC 4161
India	INSC	2017 INSC 1

Citations are cross-referenced. Searching by one format returns all known citation strings for that case.

Resolve a Citation

Paste a citation string to get the full case record:

“410 U.S. 113”

Returns Roe v. Wade with court, date, bench, and all citation strings.

“(2017) 10 SCC 1”

Returns K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India with court, date, bench, and all citation strings.

API

curl -X POST https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/citations/resolve \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vq_key_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"citation": "410 U.S. 113"}'

Search Cases

Search by title, keyword, or topic:

curl -X POST https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/citations/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vq_key_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query": "right to privacy", "limit": 10}'

Citation Network

Every case is linked to the cases it cites and the cases that cite it.

Backward Citations (Cases Cited)

curl https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/citations/{case_id}/citations-of \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vq_key_..."

Forward Citations (Cited By)

curl https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1/citations/{case_id}/cited-by \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer vq_key_..."

Freshness

Status	Meaning
Good Law	Not overruled or questioned
Overruled	Explicitly overruled by a later decision
Distinguished	Later courts limited its application
Questioned	Later courts expressed doubt

Verify case freshness before citing in a filing.

Export Styles

100+ citation styles supported:

• Bluebook (legal standard)
• APA, MLA, Chicago
• OSCOLA (Oxford standard)
• Regional conventions

Select your style from conversation settings or at export time.