Repository details

Supreme Court Database

Name of repository
Supreme Court Database
Additional name(s)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Database
  • SCDB
Repository URL
http://supremecourtdatabase.org/
Subject(s)
Description
The Supreme Court Database is the definitive source for researchers, students, journalists, and citizens interested in the U.S. Supreme Court. The Database contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1791 and 2015 terms. Examples include the identity of the court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed, the parties to the suit, the legal provisions considered in the case, and the votes of the Justices. The project started with Spaeth's original database. The analysis tools allow you to select and summarize cases from the Modern or Legacy Database based on your needs.
Contact(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
247 pieces of information for each case
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
http://supremecourtdatabase.org/about.php
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Institutions (9)

Institution
HeinOnline
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Michigan State University, College of Law
Additional name(s)
  • MSU Law
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
National Science Foundation
Additional name(s)
  • NSF
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Stony Brook University, Department of Political Science
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Department of Political Science
Additional name(s)
  • U-M LSA
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
University of Pennsylvania, School of Law
Additional name(s)
  • Penn Law
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Political Science
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Washington University in St.Louis, School of Law
Additional name(s)
  • WashULaw
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Washington University in St.Louis, School of Law, Center for Empirical Research in the Law
Additional name(s)
  • CERL
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
Download and Use Instructions

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
CC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Data citation guideline
http://supremecourtdatabase.org/documentation.php?var=cite
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes

Remarks

Remarks
Supreme Court Database is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. The Supreme Court Database is updated at least once a year. http://supremecourtdatabase.org/data.php?s=2 contains links to all previously released versions of the database to allow for replication.
Entry date
2016-11-24
Last update
2024-07-03
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re3data.org: Supreme Court Database; editing status 2024-07-03; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3D65G last accessed: 2025-04-26