Mission
Free, open, machine-readable access
AzLII is an independent, public-interest effort to make Arizona
appellate decisions searchable, linkable, and usable for
practitioners, courts, and the public — without paywalls or PDF lock-in.
Backend API live · Search prototype in progress
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Structured database for Arizona appellate decisions (PostgreSQL + full-text search).
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FastAPI backend running on DigitalOcean with TLS via Let’s Encrypt.
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Designed to be citation-friendly, AI-readable, and free to the public.
Roadmap
What’s coming next
AzLII is in an early technical preview. The public UI and search
experience are under active development.
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Opinion ingestion pipeline from official Arizona court sources.
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Search interface for lawyers, judges, journalists, and the public.
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Citation-stable URLs for cases, paragraphs, and pin-cites.
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Open APIs for research, teaching, and access-to-justice tools.
If you’re interested in collaborating — technically, institutionally, or
financially — please reach out.
Non-profit / public-interest oriented
Arizona-focused
Machine-readable law
Inspired by CanLII & others
Disclaimer: AzLII is an independent project and is not affiliated
with the Arizona courts. Always verify authorities against official
sources before filing.
