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Calculate Ideal Points of Federal Judges
This program implements the Giles, Hettinger, Peppers (GHP) method of estimating ideal points of federal judges in ...
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Comparative Constitutions Project
Comprehensive data about the world's constitutions, download data page.
Data Sites | Law & Courts
Constitute Project
Beautiful online environment to read, search, and compare the world's constitutions
Data Sites | Law & Courts
Create Cross-Tabulations with US Circuit Court Data
This resource allows you to analyze some of the variables coded in Phase Three of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal...
Data Sites | Law & Courts
EEOC Litigation Project
Data on federal court litigation brought from fiscal years 1997 to 2006, inclusive, by the Equal Employment Opportu...
Data Sites | Law & Courts
Empirical Study of Religious Liberty Decisions
From Professors Gregory Sisk and Michael Heise
Data Sites | Law & Courts
Federal Judicial Center Biographical Database
Extremely helpful resource for research on federal judges.
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High Courts Judicial Database
The High Courts Judicial Database (HCJD) provides coded information on the content of universes or random samples o...
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International Courts Data
A portal for students and scholars interested in the empirical study of international courts.
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Judicial Research Initiative
From the University of South Carolina, easy to navigate site contains key datasets for judicial behavior research
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Crime, Law and Social Change
RSS | peer reviewed journal that publishes essays and reviews addressing the political economy of organized crime whether...
Journals | Law & Courts
Criminal Justice Studies
RSS | a quarterly refereed journal, publishes articles that deal with substantive criminal justice and criminological iss...
Journals | Law & Courts
Int'l J. of Law, Crime and Justice
Refereed journal for high quality research and analysis in the areas of socio-legal studies and the psychology of l...
Journals | Law & Courts
Journal of Experimental Criminology
RSS | focuses on high quality experimental and quasi-experimental research in the development of evidence based crime and...
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Journal of Judicial Administration
a leading forum for the discussion of contemporary issues impacting on judicial administration
Journals | Law & Courts
Journal of Law and Courts
From the Law and Courts Organized Section of the American Political Science Association.
Journals | Law & Courts
Journal of Politics and Law
Dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers in the field of politics and law.
Journals | Law & Courts
Journal of Supreme Court History
RSS | Published for the Supreme Court Historical Society, the journal and the society are dedicated to the collection and...
Journals | Law & Courts
Justice System Journal
Interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research articles on all aspects of law, courts, court administra...
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Law & Society Review
RSS | peer-reviewed publication for work bearing on the relationship between society and the legal process
Journals | Law & Courts


Constitutional Reform and the Gender Diversification of Peak CourtsAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Nancy Arrington; Leeann Bass; Adam Glynn; Jeffrey K. Staton; Brian Delgado; Staffan I. Lindberg (2021)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


Gender, Law Enforcement, and Access to Justice: Evidence from All-Women Police Stations in IndiaAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Nirvikar Jassal (2020)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


Institutionalized Police Brutality: Torture, the Militarization of Security and the Reform of Inquisitorial Criminal Justice in MexicoAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
*Beatriz Magaloni; Luis Rodriguez (2020)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


How Partisan Is Local Law Enforcement? Evidence from Sheriff Cooperation with Immigration AuthoritiesAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Daniel M. Thompson (2020)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


Administrative Records Mask Racially Biased PolicingAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
*Dean Knox (2020)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


Judging Judicial Review in the American StatesAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
*Charles Crabtree; Michael J Nelson (2019)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


Classifying Judicial Selection InstitutionsAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Greg Goelzhauser (2018)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


How Courts Structure State-Level RepresentationAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
*Jonathan Kastellec (2018)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


Social Capital, Racial Context and Incarcerations in the American StatesAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Daniel Hawes (2017)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts


The Influence of Legislative Reappointment on State Supreme Court Decision-MakingAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Thomas Gray (2017)
	Journal Archives \| Law & Courts

Calculate Ideal Points of Federal Judges
This program implements the Giles, Hettinger, Peppers (GHP) method of estimating ideal points of federal judges in ...
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

Comparative Constitutions Project
Comprehensive data about the world's constitutions, download data page.
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

Constitute Project
Beautiful online environment to read, search, and compare the world's constitutions
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

Create Cross-Tabulations with US Circuit Court Data
This resource allows you to analyze some of the variables coded in Phase Three of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal...
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

EEOC Litigation Project
Data on federal court litigation brought from fiscal years 1997 to 2006, inclusive, by the Equal Employment Opportu...
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

Empirical Study of Religious Liberty Decisions
From Professors Gregory Sisk and Michael Heise
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

Federal Judicial Center Biographical Database
Extremely helpful resource for research on federal judges.
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

High Courts Judicial Database
The High Courts Judicial Database (HCJD) provides coded information on the content of universes or random samples o...
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

International Courts Data
A portal for students and scholars interested in the empirical study of international courts.
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

Judicial Research Initiative
From the University of South Carolina, easy to navigate site contains key datasets for judicial behavior research
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

Andrew Martin
Washington Univ. in St. Louis
	Authors \| Law & Courts

Chris W. Bonneau
University of Pittsburgh, see dataverse page.
	Authors \| Law & Courts

Jonathan Kastellec
Princeton Univ., see dataverse.
	Authors \| Law & Courts

Lee Epstein
Washington University in St. Louis, see dataverse.
	Authors \| Law & Courts

Matthew Hall
University of Notre Dame, see replication data and large datasets.
	Authors \| Law & Courts

Paul J. Wahlbeck
Mostly about the U.S. Supreme Court
	Authors \| Law & Courts

Crime, Law and Social Change
RSS \| peer reviewed journal that publishes essays and reviews addressing the political economy of organized crime whether...
	Journals \| Law & Courts

Criminal Justice Studies
RSS \| a quarterly refereed journal, publishes articles that deal with substantive criminal justice and criminological iss...
	Journals \| Law & Courts

Int'l J. of Law, Crime and Justice
Refereed journal for high quality research and analysis in the areas of socio-legal studies and the psychology of l...
	Journals \| Law & Courts

Journal of Experimental Criminology
RSS \| focuses on high quality experimental and quasi-experimental research in the development of evidence based crime and...
	Journals \| Law & Courts

Journal of Judicial Administration
a leading forum for the discussion of contemporary issues impacting on judicial administration
	Journals \| Law & Courts

Journal of Law and Courts
From the Law and Courts Organized Section of the American Political Science Association.
	Journals \| Law & Courts

Journal of Politics and Law
Dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers in the field of politics and law.
	Journals \| Law & Courts

Journal of Supreme Court History
RSS \| Published for the Supreme Court Historical Society, the journal and the society are dedicated to the collection and...
	Journals \| Law & Courts