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The Supreme Court Database is typically updated four times a year. When referencing a dataset, use the noted convention (e.g. SCDB_YYYY_##) to ensure data parity. All of the analysis performed on the site uses precisely the same data available for download. This page contains links to all previously released versions of the dataset to allow for replication.
- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 12,798
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 8,407
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 9,805
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 12,727
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 12,798
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 114,715
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 75,326
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 87,874
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 114,076
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 114,715
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
Addition of the 2011 term
Minor corrections as reported.
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 12,692
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 8,330
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 9,717
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 12,625
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 12,692
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 113,757
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 74,629
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 87,078
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 113,154
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 113,757
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
2010 case addition
2010 case correction
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 12,691
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 8,329
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 9,716
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 12,624
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 12,691
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 113,748
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 74,620
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 87,069
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 113,145
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 113,748
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
Addition of the 2010 term.
Minor corrections as reported.
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SPSS Data File (Version 13 or later) |
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 12,582
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 8,245
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 9,622
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 12,515
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 12,582
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 112,767
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 73,865
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 86,223
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 112,164
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 112,767
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
Addition of the Vinson Court
Minor corrections as reported.
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 11,161
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 7,458
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 8,620
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 11,098
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 11,161
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 99,265
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 66,220
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 76,573
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 98,698
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 99,265
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
includes 2009 term
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 11,038
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 7,367
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 8,526
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 10,975
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 11,038
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 98,230
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 65,401
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 75,718
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 97,663
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 98,230
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
Minor corrections as reported.
No changes to normalizations.
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SPSS Data File (Version 13 or later) |
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Microsoft Excel Worksheet (Version 2007 or later) |
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 11,038
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 7,365
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 8,526
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 10,973
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 11,038
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 98,213
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 65,384
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 75,701
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 97,646
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 98,213
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
Cleaned up inconsistencies in vote data.
Minor corrections as reported.
No changes to normalizations.
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 11,038
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 7,367
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 8,526
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 10,973
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 11,038
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 98,206
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 65,374
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 75,675
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 97,629
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 98,206
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
Minor corrections
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Stata (Version 10 or later) |
| POR |
SPSS Portable File (Version 13 or later) |
| RDATA |
R Data Format (Version 2.0.0 or later) |
| SAV |
SPSS Data File (Version 13 or later) |
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Microsoft Excel Worksheet (Version 2007 or later) |
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SAS Transport Format |
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 11,038
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 7,367
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 8,526
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 10,973
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 11,038
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 98,206
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 65,365
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 75,666
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 97,602
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 98,206
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
includes 2008 term
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Comma Delimited Text (ASCII) |
| DTA |
Stata (Version 10 or later) |
| POR |
SPSS Portable File (Version 13 or later) |
| RDATA |
R Data Format (Version 2.0.0 or later) |
| SAV |
SPSS Data File (Version 13 or later) |
| XLSX |
Microsoft Excel Worksheet (Version 2007 or later) |
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SAS Transport Format |
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- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 10,942
Case Centered data provides case level information; i.e., each row in the database corresponds to a dispute. These data do not contain specific justice vote information.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 7,284
This dataset includes one row for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 8,432
This dataset includes a row for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 10,880
This dataset includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 10,942
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 97,340
Justice Centered data includes a set of justice votes for each dispute, along with the case information. The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.
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- Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation
Rows Included: 64,643
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each dispute. Consolidated cases (those with multiple dockets) or cases with multiple issues or legal provisions are included only once. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 74,845
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each docket. Thus, consolidated cases appear multiple times, but there is only a single issue and legal provision for each case. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 96,790
This dataset includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 97,340
This dataset includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The dataset contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the legacy dataset ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
This is the first official release of the renovated Supreme Court Database and includes terms 1953 to 2007.
Filetype Key:
| CSV |
Comma Delimited Text (ASCII) |
| DTA |
Stata (Version 10 or later) |
| POR |
SPSS Portable File (Version 13 or later) |
| RDATA |
R Data Format (Version 2.0.0 or later) |
| SAV |
SPSS Data File (Version 13 or later) |
| XLSX |
Microsoft Excel Worksheet (Version 2007 or later) |
| XPT |
SAS Transport Format |
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