Is justia.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on justia.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is justia.com safe to use?

justia.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 97/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does justia.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. justia.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 165 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the justia.com domain?

justia.com is 23.8 years old, registered on 9/22/2002 through Network Solutions, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has justia.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 91 antivirus engines in our malware network report justia.com as clean.

Is justia.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. justia.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is justia.com hosted?

justia.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

Is justia.com a well-known website?

Yes. justia.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Security Review

Is justia.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 97/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Justia is a premier, long-standing legal database founded in 2003 with a perfect safety record and official recognition from major academic and government institutions.

Why we trust it

Domain age exceeds 23 years with a consistent ownership history.Zero detections across 91 antivirus engines in our security network.A+ rating and accreditation from independent business bureaus.

justia.comScanned 1h ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 100·MT 95

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (5)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Domain is 24 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/91

All engines report clean

Domain Age

24 years old

Registered Sep 22, 2002

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 100% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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LIVE RENDER

justia.com

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Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain has been registered for over 23 years, which is a primary indicator of stability and legitimacy. Our analysis confirms it is operated by Justia Inc., a California-based company with an A+ rating from independent business bureaus. The site is widely cited by the Library of Congress and major universities as a trusted source for public legal records. All 91 antivirus engines in our network confirm the site is clean, and its high global traffic ranking further validates its status as a major industry resource. There are no credible reports of scamming or malicious behavior associated with this domain.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site serves as a comprehensive legal portal, offering free access to federal and state court cases, dockets, and a lawyer directory. It includes clear disclaimers regarding legal advice and maintains a professional, data-heavy interface consistent with a major information repository.

Infrastructure

The technical setup is robust, utilizing a high-reputation hosting environment with no history of abuse. The site uses a valid, high-grade SSL certificate and handles significant global traffic, placing it among the top-ranked websites worldwide.

Domain History

Registered in 2003, the domain has a continuous and transparent ownership history. It was founded by industry veterans and has maintained its core mission of providing free legal information for over two decades, avoiding the 'ephemeral' nature typical of scam sites.

Web Reputation

The platform is recognized as an authoritative source by Wikipedia, the Library of Congress, and various law schools. It maintains an A+ accreditation with business monitoring organizations and has a clean record across all major security blocklists.

Risk Factors

None identified; the site exhibits all characteristics of a high-authority, legitimate enterprise.

Positive Signals

Domain age exceeds 23 years with a consistent ownership history.
Zero detections across 91 antivirus engines in our security network.
A+ rating and accreditation from independent business bureaus.
Recognized as a credible resource by the Library of Congress and academic institutions.
High global traffic ranking indicates a massive, established user base.

AI Recommendation

This is a safe and authoritative website. You can browse its legal databases and use its directories without security concerns.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for justia.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

23 yrs

Registered Sep 2002

Business registration

Active · United States

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

1 complaint · 4 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

justia.com is a well-known legal research platform providing free access to U.S. case law, codes, regulations, Supreme Court decisions, and lawyer directories since 2003.
Founded by Tim Stanley (ex-FindLaw); headquartered in Mountain View, California; operates as Justia Inc., incorporated May 29, 2003.
Recognized by Library of Congress research guides, Wikipedia, law schools, and media (e.g., New York Times coverage in 2007); partners with institutions like Stanford.
BBB profile shows A+ rating, accredited since October 2021; one customer complaint noted regarding inaccurate trademark data listing.
Reddit discussions treat it as a standard free caselaw and docket resource (law.justia.com, dockets.justia.com) with no widespread scam allegations.
No scam reports, fraud complaints, or data breach incidents found in searches for "justia.com scam" or similar terms.
Site includes disclaimers that it is not a law firm and does not guarantee accuracy of certain linked resources.

Positive reviews (4)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Wikipediaopen
"Justia is an American website specializing in legal information retrieval. It was founded in 2003 by Tim Stanley, formerly of FindLaw, and is one of the largest online databases of legal cases."
Library of Congress Guideopen
"Justia offers cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, and U.S. District Courts. Additionally, you may find links to many state supreme court and intermediate courts of appeal cases."
Clearway Lawopen
"Its free legal resources are generally very well regarded. Justia.com has strongly established itself as a credible and trustworthy source of legal information."
Business Wireopen
"Justia Celebrates 20 Years of Providing Free Legal Information"

Business registration

Status: active · United States

Justia Inc., incorporated May 29, 2003 in California (entity related to C2538533). HQ: Mountain View, CA (1380 Pear Ave). BBB accredited A+ since 2021. CEO: Timothy Stanley.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and legal industry news. Justia Inc. is a verified California corporation founded in 2003 by Timothy Stanley. Wikipedia and the Library of Congress both list it as a primary source for free U.S. case law. Independent review aggregators show an A+ accreditation since 2021, and we found no credible reports of fraud, data theft, or malicious intent.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 91 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 91 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless91Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age24 years old

RegistrarNetwork Solutions, LLC

RegisteredSep 22, 2002

ExpiresSep 22, 2034

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36

ExpiresDec 7, 2026 (165d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingAmazon.com, Inc.

Server locationUS

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://justia.com/
2301https://justia.com/
3403https://www.justia.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPAmazon.com, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on justia.com and not a lookalike like j-ustia.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on justia.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
justia.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 97/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. justia.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, expiring in 165 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
justia.com is 23.8 years old, registered on 9/22/2002 through Network Solutions, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
No. All 91 antivirus engines in our malware network report justia.com as clean.
No. justia.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
justia.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon.com, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
Yes. justia.com sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·justia.com

SAFE

Justia is a highly reputable legal research platform that provides free access to U.S. case law, codes, and regulations. It is an established, legitimate business with over 20 years of history and no signs of fraudulent activity. You can safely use this site for legal research and directory services.

This is a safe and authoritative website. You can browse its legal databases and use its directories without security concerns.

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