
CL Summarizer by Mitch McD
AI-powered legal opinion summarizer for CourtListener. Get instant, structured summaries of court opinions with key points, holdings, and analysis.
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# CL Summarizer
AI-powered legal opinion summarizer for CourtListener. Get instant, structured summaries of court opinions with key points, holdings, and analysis.
## Version History
### v1.1.0 (Current)
- Improved HTML content handling
- Better error handling for API key setup
- Fixed spacing in summary display
- Enhanced markdown processing
- Smoother UI transitions
### v1.0.0
- Initial release
- English and Spanish support
- Local caching
- Secure API key handling
## Features
- One-click summaries of court opinions
- Structured format with background, issues, rules, analysis, and holdings
- Support for English and Spanish summaries
- Local caching for faster access
- Clean, minimal interface
## Usage
1. Visit any court opinion on CourtListener
2. Click the CL button in the bottom right
3. Enter your OpenAI API key (one-time setup)
4. Click Summarize to generate the summary
## Privacy
- Your OpenAI API key is stored locally in your browser
- No data is collected or stored externally
- Summaries are cached locally for 3 days
## Requirements
- OpenAI API key (obtain from platform.openai.com/api-keys)
- Firefox browser
AI-powered legal opinion summarizer for CourtListener. Get instant, structured summaries of court opinions with key points, holdings, and analysis.
## Version History
### v1.1.0 (Current)
- Improved HTML content handling
- Better error handling for API key setup
- Fixed spacing in summary display
- Enhanced markdown processing
- Smoother UI transitions
### v1.0.0
- Initial release
- English and Spanish support
- Local caching
- Secure API key handling
## Features
- One-click summaries of court opinions
- Structured format with background, issues, rules, analysis, and holdings
- Support for English and Spanish summaries
- Local caching for faster access
- Clean, minimal interface
## Usage
1. Visit any court opinion on CourtListener
2. Click the CL button in the bottom right
3. Enter your OpenAI API key (one-time setup)
4. Click Summarize to generate the summary
## Privacy
- Your OpenAI API key is stored locally in your browser
- No data is collected or stored externally
- Summaries are cached locally for 3 days
## Requirements
- OpenAI API key (obtain from platform.openai.com/api-keys)
- Firefox browser
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Required permissions:
- Access your data for api.openai.com
- Access your data for www.courtlistener.com
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- Version
- 1.2.1
- Size
- 114.62 KB
- Last updated
- 8 months ago (Feb 8, 2025)
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- License
- Mozilla Public License 2.0
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Release notes for 1.2.1
Version 1.2.1 brings significant improvements to the Court Listener Summarizer:
Key Updates:
- Added OpenAI conversation caching for more efficient and contextual responses
- Added universal support for both logged-in and logged-out CourtListener views
- Improved conversation state management
- Better error handling and logging
Technical Improvements:
- Optimized token usage through conversation caching
- Improved HTML content extraction for both view types
- Added debounced URL change detection
- Enhanced error logging and state tracking
Key Updates:
- Added OpenAI conversation caching for more efficient and contextual responses
- Added universal support for both logged-in and logged-out CourtListener views
- Improved conversation state management
- Better error handling and logging
Technical Improvements:
- Optimized token usage through conversation caching
- Improved HTML content extraction for both view types
- Added debounced URL change detection
- Enhanced error logging and state tracking