final vote not an mwc
final vote an mwc
dissent
majority
conservative
liberal
unspecifiable
consevarive
no opinion
wrote opinion
wrote joint opinion
wrote co-authored opinion
voted with majority
regular concurrence
special concurrence
nonparticipation
judgment of the court
dissent from denial of cert
jurisdictional dissent
judment of the court
voted with majority or plurality
juridictional dissent
vote clearly specified
the vote in the case not clear
no declaration of unconstitutionality
act of congress declared unconstitutional
state or territorial law, reg, or const provision unconstitu
municipal or other local ordinance unconstitutional
no determinable formal alteration of precedent
precedent formally altered
no favorable disposition for petitioning party apparent
petitioning party rec'd a favorable disposition
no unusual disposition specified
disposition other than those in dis field
stay, petition, or motion granted
affirmed
reversed
reversed and remanded
vacated and remanded
affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
5 + remanded
vacated
petition denied or appeal dismissed
certification to a lower court
orally argued signed opinion
opinion but no oral argument
memorandum (back of the book) cases
decrees
tied vote
orally argued per curiam
direction as specified in the dir variable
direction actually the opposite of dir specification
unable to be determined
criminal procedure
civil rights
first amendment
due process
privacy
attorneys
unions
economic activity
judicial power
federalism
interstate relations
federal taxation
miscellaneous
see codebook for value labels (0 lowest)
see codebook for value labels (989 highest)
judicial review -- national level
judicial review -- state level
sct supervision of lower federal courts
statutory construction
interpretation of admin reg or rule, or executive order
diversity jurisdiction
federal common law
judicial review - natl level
judicial review - state level
supervision of lower federal cts
interpretation of admin reg or rule, or exec order
no indication of multiple legal provisions
multiple legal provisions
warren
burger
rehnquist
roberts
stay, petition, motion granted
vacated (or set aside) and remanded
affirmed in part and reversed (or vacated) in part
5 + and remanded
petititon denied or appeal dismissed
modify
remand
unusual disposition
case did not arise on cert or cert not granted
federal ct conflict
1 + 9
putative conflict
conflict between 1 and state ct
state ct conflict
fed ct confusion or uncertainty
state ct confusion or uncertainty
6 + 7
to resolve important or sig qs
to resolve qs presented
no reason given
reason other than 1-11
no mention that dissent occurred
dissent in ct whose dec the sct reviewed
no mention that a 3-judge ct heard case
3-judge district ct heard case
cert
appeal
bail
certification
docketing fee
rehearing or restored to calendar for reargument
injunction
mandamus
original
application for admission
reconsideration, remand, recall, or withdrawal of order
stay
retax costs
miscellaneous extraordinary write
miscellaneous motion or order
case citation
multiple issue case
case  containing multiple legal provisions
split vote case
case with multiple issues and multiple legal provisions
no
yes