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What Is a Citator?

A tool that shows whether a case or statute is still good law and how later decisions have treated it.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Checking authority with a citator is a basic step of legal research. AI research tools that link to citator signals make it easier to spot a case that has been overruled or limited.

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Related Terms

Legal research platform
A database of cases, statutes, regulations and secondary sources with search and, increasingly, AI-generated answers with citations.
Citation checking
Verifying that every case, statute and quote cited in a brief or memo exists, says what it is cited for, and is still good law.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.