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border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;">LEGACY Database: SCDB Legacy 07</div> <div id="SCDB_Legacy_07"> <div style="padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:15px;"> <i><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="15%">Release ID:</td> <td width="85%">SCDB_Legacy_07</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Release Date:</td> <td>October 01, 2021</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Includes Terms:</td> <td>1791 - 1945</td> </tr> </table> </i> </div> 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 <a href="data.php?s=3">Instructions</a> for more information. <br /><br /> For instructions on citing to the SCDB, please consult the codebook's <a href="documentation.php?var=cite">Citing to The SCDB</a>. <br><br> <span style="color:#900; font-weight:bold;">The current version of the Legacy Database is only available at the citation level.</span> Docket, Issue and Split Vote formats will be available in the future. <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td width="100%" valign="top" > <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td width="65%" style="border-bottom:0px solid #ccc; padding-right:35px; vertical-align:top;"> <ol style="margin-left:0px; padding-left:17px;"> <li style="list-style-type: upper-roman"><span style="font-size:150%;">Case Centered Data</span></li> <div style="font-size:100%;"><i>Total Rows : 19,861</i></div> <div style="font-size:100%;">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.</div> <div onClick="toggleBlock('SCDB_Legacy_07_CaseCentered');" style="color:#a00; font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer;">click to show/hide file sets</div> <div id="SCDB_Legacy_07_CaseCentered" class="blockHide" style="border-top:1px solid #ccc; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; margin-top:10px; cursor:pointer;"> <ol style="margin-left:0px; padding-left:17px;"> <li style="font-size:125%; margin-top:10px;">Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation</li> <i>Rows Included: 19,861</i><br /> 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. 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The unit of analysis is the vote. These data should be used if the votes of the justices are of interest.</div> <div onClick="toggleBlock('SCDB_Legacy_07_JusticeCentered');" style="color:#a00; font-weight:bold; cursor:pointer;">click to show/hide file sets</div> <div id="SCDB_Legacy_07_JusticeCentered" class="blockHide"> <ol style="margin-left:0px; padding-left:17px;"> <li style="font-size:125%; margin-top:10px;">Cases Organized by Supreme Court Citation</li> <i>Rows Included: 172,213</i><br /> 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. 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