Legal Case Management System (Flask + Jinja Templates)

This project is now a pure Python Flask application:

• Backend: Flask (main.py)
• Frontend: Server-rendered HTML templates (templates/)
• Database: SQLite (legal_local.db)

No React, Vite, Next.js, or npm tooling is required.

Environment Variables

• SQLITE_PATH (optional, default: legal_local.db)
• FLASK_SECRET_KEY (optional)
• COURT_USERNAME (required for production)
• COURT_PASSWORD (required for production)
• FLASK_DEBUG (0 by default)
• HOST (optional, default: 127.0.0.1)
• PORT (optional, default: 8000)

Local Run

python3 -m venv .venv
. .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python main.py

Open http://127.0.0.1:8000/login.

Login Roles

• Court: from env vars COURT_USERNAME and COURT_PASSWORD
• Lawyers and Clients: use registration screens, then login.

Features in UI

• Login console
• Client registration and lawyer registration
• Forgot/reset password token flow
• Separate dashboards for court, lawyer, and client
• Create, edit, and delete controls for clients, lawyers, cases, and hearings (court role)
• Case history timeline and audit log screen
• CSV export for cases

API (HTTP Basic Auth)

Court credentials are required as HTTP Basic Auth.

• GET /api/cases
• GET /api/cases/<case_id>
• GET /api/hearings