Editorial Standards

1. Show the source

• Legal claims link to the opinion, statute, regulation or official policy behind them, wherever it’s publicly available.
• Case summaries list the case name, court, jurisdiction, decision date, and citation or docket number.
• Every article shows its publication date, last-reviewed date and author or editorial attribution.
• Pages that depend on case law are reviewed at least every 90 days, and sooner when the law changes.
• When we rely on secondary reporting, we label it. When a primary source isn’t available, we say so.

2. Say only what’s true

• We don’t promise that evidence will be suppressed, charges dismissed, or any other outcome.
• We distinguish what courts have held from arguments, allegations and commentary.
• We note where the law varies by state or is unsettled.
• We label content “attorney-reviewed” only when a named, qualified attorney has reviewed it. Pages without that review say “Not attorney-reviewed.”
• We don’t describe attorneys as vetted, certified, specialists or experts unless a documented process supports the exact claim.
• We correct material errors openly. See the corrections log.

3. Inform first, refer second

• All educational content is free to read with no registration or contact details required.
• No pop-ups, countdown timers or invented urgency.
• Attorney-matching links appear where they’re a natural next step, not as interruptions.
• Our request form asks for the minimum and tells you not to describe what happened.

How a page gets published

Pages move through three stages: planned, in review, and published. A page is published only after its sources are checked, its jurisdiction notes are in place, and its dates and attribution are set. Pages still in review aren’t indexed by search engines.

State pages

We publish a state page only when it contains verified, jurisdiction-specific information. We don’t publish location pages that repeat general content with a state name on top. See current coverage.

Last updated 2026-11-05