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Where Open Public Records Has Been Cited

We don't pitch reporters or buy backlinks. Real reporters, researchers, and communities have linked to us on their own — because the source data they need is on our pages. This page lists every verified outside citation we've found: Indiana University PhD research, Maryland State Historic Trust, TV news stations, investigative journalists, industry forums, and major social platforms.

35+Verified Citations
3Academic / PhD
3Government Filings
9+News Outlets
12+Industry Forums
8+Social Platforms
Most-Cited Cases 7
TechShop Inc.
15+ media outlets
Harmony Gold v. Tatsunoko
Anime / gaming press
Byrne v. Clinton Foundation
Political archive
Stanislaw Burzynski
Medical watchdog
Colony Ridge Development
Investigative TV
COLVIN v. TARANTINO
Indiana U. PhD thesis
Chris Carlson Hot Rods
Auto-industry press
Academic & Scholarly 3
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Academic & Scholarly
University research and peer-reviewed work that cites Open Public Records as a source
3 Citations
Indiana University
PhD dissertation
PhD Thesis · "Film as Public History and the Image of Enslaved African American"
Arizona State University
Academic paper
Tourism research paper · "Keeping the Green in Greenlee"
Genealogy Ensemble
Genealogical study
Research compiled by Jacques Gagné · French-Canadians in the U.S.A.
Government & Official Documents 3
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Government & Official Documents
Official state filings, court documents, and government-published research
3 Citations
Maryland Historical Trust
State historical filing
National Register of Historic Places · Mount Savage community registration
Maryland Courts
Government solicitation
Procurement document K18-0022-25 · Suppress Personal Information
Public Counsel (legal nonprofit)
Legal manual
Family Court SIJS Manual Appendices · for immigrant juveniles
News & Media Outlets 9
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News & Media Outlets
Television stations, newspapers, and investigative journalism that have linked to our case pages
9 Citations
Dolcefino Media
Investigative journalism
Investigative journalism · Liberty County, Texas land-development exposé
WSBT News (CBS affiliate, South Bend, IN)
TV news
Bankruptcy ruling commentary thread
Paulick Report (horse racing news · 1.5M reach)
Industry news
Racetrack bankruptcy commentary
WMC Action News 5 (Memphis)
TV news
Bankruptcy news segment
Tacoma News Tribune
Newspaper
Alumicraft Chapter 7 bankruptcy article
Furniture Today News
Trade press
American Mattress bankruptcy hearing coverage
Inside Joplin
Local news
Weekly US Bankruptcy Court filings list
Cricexec (cricket industry news)
Industry news
"USA Cricket bankruptcy battle escalates" — source citation
Mountain Top Media News
Local news
Bankruptcy filing update list
Industry Forums & Communities 12
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Industry Forums & Communities
Specialized communities that use our case pages as their primary source for tracking real lawsuits
12 Citations
Macross World Forum
Industry forum
Anime / sci-fi community discussion of major IP lawsuit
RPG.net Forum
Gaming community
Tabletop gaming community discussing PC Battletech lawsuit
Elite Trader
Trading community
Trading community due-diligence thread on mentor
Allaxys Forum
Medical watchdog
Medical / scientific community tracking controversial cancer-treatment doctor
BehindMLM
Consumer protection
Anti-pyramid-scheme investigative blog · Saivian review
Metaculus (prediction market)
Prediction market
CHI→NYC fastest wireless route arbitrage question
Unity Forum
Developer forum
Legal discussion — using unlicensed real cars in games
rec.aviation.soaring (Google Groups)
Aviation community
Aviation community notice of soaring-company Chapter 7
Q Origins Project Archive
Political archive
Political discussion thread on high-profile RICO lawsuit
WordPress · jdweecases blog
Independent blog
Entire blog devoted to a single bankruptcy case
CaneTalk Forum
Industry forum
New Jersey lawsuit discussion — Periscope show recap
800Notes (phone-spam community)
Consumer protection
Spoofing-attack investigation thread
Social & Community Citations 8
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Social & Community Citations
Facebook groups, Twitter / X, Reddit, and other social platforms where users have shared our case URLs
8 Citations
23andMe User Forums (Facebook)
Facebook group
Genetic-testing customers tracking 23andMe bankruptcy
Martin Senour Automotive
Facebook brand page
Car-business community discussion of bankruptcy
Drunken Oyster Amarillo
Facebook business
Local-business community alert
Twitter / X · @DanielLoring2
Twitter / X
Personal posting linking to South Dakota court case
Twitter / X · @Palota_Taamu
Twitter / X
Family name research posting
Bennett Skyview (Facebook)
Facebook page
Helping TMD employees access bankruptcy court records
Reddit · r/OSINT, r/Genealogy, r/Journalism
Reddit
Open-source intelligence and research communities recommending OPR
Adirondack Auto Brokers thread (Facebook)
Facebook group
German auto-parts business discussion
Why We Built This Page

The Honesty Statement

Some of the citations on this page are from major outlets (TV stations with millions of viewers). Others are from small communities — a soaring-aviation Google Group, a tabletop-RPG forum, a single PhD candidate. We treat them all the same way: each is a real human who decided our case page was the best source for the information they were sharing.

The reason this page exists: when researchers, journalists, and curious citizens are looking for a court case, they often arrive at our page before they arrive at the official court website. That tells us we're filling a real gap. The citations below are the receipts.

For Reporters and Researchers

Working on a story that requires court-records lookups? Every page on Open Public Records is free to access, free to link to, and free to quote in your reporting. We don't charge for access and we don't put data behind a paywall. If you'd like to talk to us about coverage or have a question about our data, you can reach us through our contact page.