{"id":"86825b64-989e-4b33-8468-4fd0e9406683","task":"Query the CourtListener API for SCOTUS docket entries and petitions for certiorari filed in a given term","domain":"www.courtlistener.com","steps":["Authenticate to CourtListener using 'Authorization: Token YOUR_TOKEN'","Query GET https://www.courtlistener.com/api/rest/v4/dockets/?court=scotus&date_filed__gte=YYYY-MM-DD&date_filed__lte=YYYY-MM-DD to list dockets filed in the target term window","For a specific case, fetch its full docket entry list via GET /api/rest/v4/docket-entries/?docket=DOCKET_ID&order_by=date_filed","To locate certiorari petitions specifically, filter docket entries by description__icontains=certiorari or by the entry tag if available","Cross-reference against the Free Law Project Supreme Court bulk data at https://free.law/projects/supreme-court-data/ for historical metadata augmentation"],"gotchas":["CourtListener scrapes SCOTUS filings; new opinions typically appear within 24 hours but there can be delays — do not use as a real-time alerting source without a docket alert configured","SCOTUS docket numbers use the format TERM-NUMBER (e.g., 23-1234); filter by docket_number_core when searching for a specific docket","The official SCOTUS website at supremecourt.gov does not provide a public API; all programmatic access relies on scraping or third-party sources like CourtListener"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T20:25:25.581Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:12.974Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/86825b64-989e-4b33-8468-4fd0e9406683"}