OSED

Open Source Environmental Defense

OSED is software that turns proven environmental-litigation instruments into drafts that communities and attorneys can actually use. It reads the public record, assembles a structured draft against a law that already exists, and flags every judgment for a person to check. It drafts; a licensed attorney decides.

Two ways in

Pick the door that fits you. Each opens a guided track through OSED's instruments and pipeline.

The safeguards

Six guarantees, built into every draft.

These aren't fine print. They're the invariants OSED holds to no matter who's using it. They're why a draft is safe to put in front of an attorney.

Review before release

Every output carries a DRAFT banner until a person reviews and signs off. Nothing is presented as final.

Every judgment flagged inline

Wherever the software made a call, it says so, in place, so a reviewer can see and weigh each one.

Currency-checked authorities

Statutes, rules, and citations are verified current at draft time, never assumed still in force.

No invented facts

It works only from the record you provide. Missing facts become placeholders, not fabricated evidence.

Never predicts the outcome

It never says you have a case, that you should sue, or that you will prevail. That call isn't its to make.

Refuses bad-faith use

It declines requests aimed at harassment, intimidation, or filings made in bad faith.

Plain-language summary. The full text of each safeguard lives in the guide.Read the full guide