| Release ID: |
SCDB_2022_01 |
| Release Date: |
November 02, 2022 |
| Includes Terms: |
1946 - 2021 |
We provide both Case Centered and Justice Centered data. In the Case Centered data the unit of analysis is the case; i.e., each row of the database contains information about an individual dispute. These data should be used unless the votes of the individuals justices are of interest. The Justice Centered data include a row for each justice participating in each dispute. Please see the Instructions for more information.
For instructions on citing to the SCDB, please consult the codebook's Citing to The SCDB.
- Case Centered Data
Total Rows : 13,780
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: 9,160
This database 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 original Spaeth database, ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 10,645
This database 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 original Spaeth database, ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 13,706
This database includes a row for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the original Spaeth database, ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 13,780
This database includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. (For users of the original Spaeth database, ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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- Justice Centered Data
Total Rows : 123,447
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: 82,015
This database 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 original Spaeth database, ANALU=0.)
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- Cases Organized by Docket
Rows Included: 95,335
This database 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 original Spaeth database, ANALU=0 or 1.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision
Rows Included: 122,781
This database includes one set of justice votes for each issue and legal provision dealt with by the Court for each docket. (For users of the original Spaeth database, ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, or 5.)
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- Cases Organized by Issue/Legal Provision Including Split Votes
Rows Included: 123,447
This database includes the very rare instances when the Court has multiple vote coalitions on a single issue or legal provision. The database contains up to two sets of justice votes for each issue and legal provision. (For users of the original Spaeth database, ANALU=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.)
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Release Notes:
Addition of the 2021 term.
US Reporter updates for the 2015 term.
Filetype Key:
| CSV |
Comma Delimited Text (ISO 8859-1) |
| 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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