Decisis Legal Research

Updated 2026-03-19
What it is

Legal research platform powered by LexisNexis, offered as a bar association member benefit. Successor to Fastcase as the primary bar-association-provided legal research tool (Oregon State Bar migrated from Fastcase to Decisis in September 2024). Bar association partners include: Ohio Bar, Colorado Bar, Indiana State Bar, Massachusetts Bar, Oregon State Bar, Philadelphia Bar, Pennsylvania Bar, Mississippi State Bar, Mecklenburg Bar Association, and others. Features: streamlined legal research with tailored search filters, massive primary law database (state and federal case law), citator for citation verification, training on-demand. Backed by same parent company as LexisNexis (RELX). Free to bar association members. Essentially a LexisNexis sub-brand/white-label for the bar association channel that was previously served by Fastcase before the acquisition.

Company Info

  • Parent: LexisNexis / RELX Group
  • Pricing: Free for bar association members

What We Haven’t Verified

This page was assembled from publicly available information. Essentially a LexisNexis sub-brand for the bar association channel. Feature depth vs full LexisNexis/Westlaw not independently assessed. Relationship to Fastcase post-acquisition unclear.

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Bar association member benefits
  • Colorado Bar Associationpartnersource ↗
  • Delaware State Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “Introducing Decisis: Your Free Legal Research Tool” — Delaware State Bar Association
  • Indiana State Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “Learn more » Decisis Legal Research Discount: Decisis is available to all ISBA members for free as part of their membership.” — Indiana State Bar Association
  • Kentucky Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “More Information Legal Research The KBA is proud to offer complimentary access to Decisis as an exclusive benefit.” — Kentucky Bar Association
  • Maine State Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “ZERO COST FOR MSBA MEMBERS While the typical annual fee for Decisis is $1,740, the MSBA is proud to offer this tool free to its members.” — Maine State Bar Association
  • Maryland State Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “Discounts & Complimentary Services Additional value for your membership from services like Decisis and Smokeball.” — Maryland State Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “Decisis Enjoy FREE, unlimited use of Decisis, one of the largest online legal research libraries.” — Massachusetts Bar Association
  • Nebraska State Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “NSBA sustaining dues-paying members save $1,740/year with Decisis, as an Association member benefit.” — Nebraska State Bar Association
  • New Hampshire Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “NHBA Member Benefits and Member Services Free Member Services The New Hampshire Bar Association now offers members free access to Decisis Legal Research.” — New Hampshire Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Bar Associationmember discountsource ↗
    “View benefit Decisis Members get free legal research for all courts and all jurisdictions.” — Philadelphia Bar Association
  • Utah State Barmember discountsource ↗
    “Decisis Each of the more than 11,000 lawyers, judges, and legal professionals who are members of the Utah State Bar receive complimentary access to Decisis, a powerful and reliable online legal research platform provided as a Bar member benefit.” — Utah State Bar