CourtListener is a free legal research platform run by Free Law Project. As a nonprofit, they have different removal policies than commercial platforms.
CourtListener is a legal information platform that aggregates and publishes court records, making them easily searchable online. When your lawsuit appears on CourtListener, it can be indexed by Google and appear prominently in search results for your name or business name — often on page 1.
When potential clients, partners, or investors search for your business, finding a lawsuit record on CourtListener can:
CourtListener has a more selective removal policy. Success depends on the specific case and circumstances. When direct removal isn't possible, we focus on Google de-indexing to ensure the record doesn't appear in search results.
We locate the exact URLs on CourtListener and document how they appear in Google search results.
We submit a formal removal request to CourtListener through their established process, leveraging our experience with the platform.
We file de-indexing requests with Google to remove the CourtListener URLs from search results.
We verify removal from both CourtListener and Google, then monitor for any reappearance.
If CourtListener declines the removal request, we focus on Google de-indexing. This ensures the record doesn't appear in Google search results, which is the primary concern for most clients. We also explore SERP suppression strategies to push any remaining results off page 1.
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