Trace a quoted passage
search_quotesFind every case that has quoted a phrase. Phrase-matched search over 4.3M distinct passages quoted by two or more opinions, ranked by how many cases quote them. Use it to (a) find the true source of half-remembered language BEFORE attributing it, and (b) locate the canonical wording of a rule. Returns the passage, its source case, and adoption counts. When no passage has the exact phrase it falls back to passages sharing its distinctive words (match_kind relaxed), and it adds the mined propositions later courts cite a case for (match_kind proposition). Same tool as find_authority. Routing: a proposition or quoted language -> find_authority (pasted verbatim); a doctrine name or fact pattern -> find_issues; a party name, statute number or keywords -> search_cases. Quotation marks mean pasted from a tool result (opinion text, passage, best_match). If you typed a quote from memory, run verify_quote and use best_match. Run check_brief on the finished draft and apply its corrections. Copy cite_as for the citation (first page, then pin). The first 3 rows carry star_page and cite_as.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| quote | Yes | The phrase to search for (three or more words; matched as a phrase, not keywords) | |
| state | No | Optional two-letter state code: relaxed and proposition matches are limited to that state's courts (falls back to all courts when it has none); verbatim exact-phrase matches from any court are kept, that state's first |