data_corpus_amicus: amicus curiae briefs from Bakke (1978) and Bollinger (2008)

Description Usage Format References

Description

Texts of amicus curiae briefs labelled as being either pro-petitioner or pro-respondent in US Supreme court cases on affirmative action, Bakke (1978) and Bollinger (2008), taken from Evans et al (2007).

Usage

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Format

amicusCorpus is corpus with 100 texts, and docvar set for petitioner/respondent

References

Evans, Michael, et al. 2007. "Recounting the courts? Applying automated content analysis to enhance empirical legal research." Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 4(4): 1007-1039.


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