February 1, 2026
Objection! AI on trial
Show HN: OpenJuris – AI legal research with citations from primary sources
OpenJuris: AI law buddy with receipts—wrapper fears and '.org' outrage
TLDR: OpenJuris pitches AI legal research with citations to real court cases and a chat-with-any-case interface. Commenters cheer the idea but slam “open/.org” branding and question hallucination control, demanding proof it’s more than a wrapper—crucial when legal mistakes can have real consequences.
OpenJuris says it’s your AI paralegal: ask complex legal questions and get answers with real-time research, every claim cited to primary sources like U.S. case law, and even “chat with any case” in a slick tabbed interface. The crowd’s verdict? Mixed, loud, and very online. One camp is impressed by the promise of verifiable citations and an AI “headnote” that surfaces quotes in context, cheering the idea of finally putting hallucinations on notice. The other camp smells a courtroom cosplay. User dangus blasts, “crappy wrapper?” and calls the “open” name plus .org domain “scammy,” accusing the team of ethics theater. Ajax33 drills the pressure point: citations don’t stop uncited hallucinations—what happens when the bot goes off-script? Pseingatl adds a wry clap: if you truly solved fake cases and invented citations, “congratulations,” implying the bar is still high. Jokes flew—“ChatGPT, Esq.”, “Objection: hearsay!”—while pragmatists asked whether this beats just uploading PDFs to a general AI. The company reminds everyone with a big disclaimer: AI can make mistakes; this isn’t legal advice. Can OpenJuris prove it’s more than a wrapper and less than a lawyer? The internet bangs the gavel: show the receipts, not just the headnotes. Until then, court of opinion
Key Points
- •OpenJuris provides AI-generated legal answers with citations to primary sources for immediate verification.
- •The platform gives access to U.S. case law across federal and all state levels.
- •Users can “Chat with Any Case” via an interface featuring tabs for each opinion.
- •An “OpenJuris AI Headnote” offers summarized, citation-backed points for each case.
- •Users can select text in opinions to ask follow-up questions and view supporting quotes; outputs are not legal advice.