Center for Empirical Research in the Law : Projects : Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse


PROJECTS
Introduction
EEOC Litigation Analysis
Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
Martin-Quinn Scores
Supreme Court Forecasting
Development Framework

Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

overview backend public site selected articles

Project Details

TECHNOLOGIES USED
php, mysql, css, x/html

PROJECT METRICS
database : 59 tables / 137K+ records
backend site : 11,519 lines of code
public site : 10,035 lines of code

DEVELOPMENT TIMEFRAME
data cleansing : 3 ft / 2 months
backend site : 1 ft / 2 months
public site : 1 ft / 2 months

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The Backend Administrator
The Public Site

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Selected Articles

Using Court Records for Research, Teaching, and Policymaking: The Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
75 U.M.K.C. L. Rev. 153 (2006)
by Margo Schlanger & Denise Lieberman
pdf

Civil Rights Injunctions Over Time: A Case Study of Jail and Prison Court Orders
81 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 550 (2006)
by Margo Schlanger
pdf

Beyond the Hero Judge: Institutional Reform Litigation as Litigation (Review Essay)
97 Mich. L. Rev. 1994 (1999)
by Margo Schlanger
pdf

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