How it works
Bring your side.
They bring theirs.
Receipts does not settle an argument from one person's version of the story. A case gives both sides a record, a chance to submit what they have, and a ruling everyone can actually point to afterward.
01 Case filed
02 Defense received
03 Evidence
04 Verdict
05 Community reaction
06 Appeal
01 / File the case
Put the disagreement on the record.
Name the dispute. Say what happened, and what you think a fair outcome is.
Keep it factual enough to judge. Dramatic enough to read.
02 / Summon the other side
They get their own side.
Choose an existing Receipts member, or send them a unique secure summons link. They don't need to already use Receipts.
They open the summons and submit their own version of what happened. You don't get to edit, rewrite, or approve their response.
03 / Bring the receipts
If you've got it, submit it.
Each side submits its own evidence. You do not file theirs, and they do not file yours.
Screenshots, photos, or a short written note. Up to a few exhibits a side. No video.
04 / The Court rules
Judge Sol reads the record.
When the case is ready for judgment, submitting it to the Court uses 1 Judgment Credit.
Judge Sol, Receipts' AI judge, reviews both sides and the submitted evidence before issuing a ruling.
The ruling explains the reasoning, names the prevailing side when there is one, and leaves the original record intact.
It is a ruling on what was submitted. It is not a finding of objective truth.
05 / Call a vote
The ruling can face the public.
On public cases, Receipts members can say whether they think the Court got it right.
They can also discuss the case in Community Discussion.
The vote does not rewrite the ruling. It records what the community thinks of it.
If enough verified disagreement builds around a ruling, that case may earn a free Community Appeal.
06 / Appeal
A verdict can be challenged.
An eligible losing participant can ask the Appeals Court to review the ruling. Sending that appeal uses 1 Judgment Credit.
A public case can also earn a free Community Appeal through verified community disagreement.
The Appeals Court can affirm, reverse, or modify. The original ruling remains part of the record.
Each case gets one appellate review.
Who can see it
Public. The case can appear on the Docket. Members can vote and discuss it.
Unlisted. Leave it off the Docket. The people with the case can still reach it. Everyone else cannot browse to it.
You've argued about it long enough.
File the case.