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The Database contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1791 and 2023 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. <br /><br /> </td> <td class="frontPageCol" style="text-align:center;"> <a href="data.php" style="color:#036; "> <div style="background-color:#666;padding:3px;color:#fff; font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">MODERN Database</div> <div class="header" style="color:#036; border-bottom:0px;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:2px;">2024 Release 01</div> </a> <strong>released</strong><br /> October 01, 2024<br /> <br /> <strong>includes terms</strong><br /> 1946 - 2023<br /> <br /> <br /> </td> <td class="frontPageCol" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="data.php?s=6" style="color:#036; "> <div style="background-color:#666;padding:3px;color:#fff; font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">LEGACY Database</div> <div class="header" style="color:#036; border-bottom:0px;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:2px;">SCDB Legacy 07</div> </a> <strong>released</strong><br /> October 01, 2021<br /> <br /> <strong>includes terms</strong><br /> 1791 - 1945<br /> <br /> </td> <td class="frontPageCol"> Are you interested in a particular legal or political issue? Do you seek information about the current Court or about a particular year? Perhaps you are interested in the votes of the Justices in cases about religion, commerce, or another area of the law. The analysis tools allow you to select and summarize cases from the Modern or Legacy Database based on your needs. </td> <td class="frontPageCol"> <strong>Getting Started</strong><br /> <div class="scdb101_header" style="color:#360; padding-top:5px;"><a href="documentation101.php" style="color:#360; ">SCDB Web 101</a></div> Are you new to the Supreme Court Database? Wondering how to start doing your online analysis? The SCDB Web 101 series can get you underway on the quick.<br> <a href="documentation101.php">View the 101 Lessons</a> <br /><br/ ><br /> Looking for the Codebook? We have an online and downloadable version. 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