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LEXIS Citation
Variable Name
Spaeth Name
Normalizations
lexisCite
n/a
n/a
See variable
U.S. Reporter Citation
(usCite).
Identification Variables
SCDB Case ID
SCDB Docket ID
SCDB Issues ID
SCDB Vote ID
U.S. Reporter Citation
Supreme Court Citation
Lawyers Edition Citation
LEXIS Citation
Docket Number
Background Variables
Case Name
Petitioner
Petitioner State
Respondent
Respondent State
Manner in which the Court takes Jurisdiction
Administrative Action Preceeding Litigation
Administrative Action Preceeding Litigation State
Three-Judge District Court
Origin of Case
Origin of Case State
Source of Case
Source of Case State
Lower Court Disagreement
Reason for Granting Cert
Lower Court Disposition
Lower Court Disposition Direction
Chronological Variables
Date of Decision
Term of Court
Natural Court
Chief Justice
Date of Oral Argument
Date of Reargument
Substantive Variables
Issue
Issue Area
Decision Direction
Decision Direction Dissent
Authority for Decision 1
Authority for Decision 2
Legal Provisions Considered by the Court
Legal Provision Supplement
Legal Provision Minor Supplement
Outcome Variables
Decision Type
Declaration of Unconstitutionality
Disposition of Case
Unusual Disposition
Winning Party
Formal Alteration of Precedent
Voting and Opinion Variables
Vote Not Clearly Specified
Majority Opinion Writer
Majority Opinion Assigner
Split Vote
Majority Votes
Minority Votes
Justice ID
Justice Name
The Vote in the Case
Opinion
Direction of the Individual Justice’s Votes
Majority and Minority Voting by Justice
First Agreement
Second Agreement