Washington University professor Andrew Martin and his collaborators have recently released their US Supreme Court Database website. It updates, enhances, and streamlines Spaeth’s original data set. This project looks to be a significant development in the field and a very useful and reliable resource for law and courts scholars interested in studying SCOTUS. The website can be found here, and Andrew’s formal announcement is available below the fold.
Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the release of the Supreme Court Database website at: http://supremecourtdatabase.org Over the last 18 months, my collaborators and I have modernized and enhanced the database in a number of ways with two objectives. First, we wanted to secure and protect the integrity of the database Harold Spaeth has so diligently amassed over the last few decades. Second, we wanted to secularize the data to make the information accessible to all scholars, students, and the public. The technology on the site was designed to meet both objectives. The database currently contains data from 1953 to 2008. It will be updated each term going forward. The site contains a streamlined interface that allows anyone to go online and pull up cases with ease, and perform simple analyses. The site also contains downloadable formats for analysis in a variety of statistical packages. With funding from the National Science Foundation, we have begun the process of coding all cases from the court's first decision in 1792 to 1952, and will be regularly posting updates of this back-dating project over the next four years. We hope you find the site useful and look forward to your feedback. Best, ADM
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