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Trump Lawsuits
Description
This folder contains the data behind the stories: 'What Trump's Legal Battles Tell Us About Presidential Power' https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-trumps-legal-battles-tell-us-about-presidential-power/; 'Why It Might Be Impossible To Overturn A Presidential Pardon' https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-it-might-be-impossible-to-overturn-a-presidential-pardon/; 'Will The Supreme Court Fast-Track Cases Involving Trump?' https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/will-the-supreme-court-fast-track-cases-involving-trump/; 'Why One of Trump’s Biggest Legal Threats Is New York’s Attorney General' https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-one-of-trumps-biggest-legal-threats-is-new-yorks-attorney-general/; 'Should Judges Pay Attention To Trump’s Tweets?' https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/should-judges-pay-attention-to-trumps-tweets/; 'Trump Is Losing The Legal Fight Against Sanctuary Cities, But It May Still Pay Off Politically' https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trump-is-losing-the-legal-fight-against-sanctuary-cities-but-it-may-still-pay-off-politically/; 'Will Trump’s Latest Lawsuits Keep Congress From Investigating Future Presidents?' https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/will-trumps-latest-lawsuits-keep-congress-from-investigating-future-presidents/;
Usage
trump_lawsuits
Format
A dataset with 57 rows representing lawsuits and 16 variables
- docket_number
Current docket number
- date_filed
Date lawsuit was originally filed
- case_name
Case name (current)
- plaintiff
Names of plaintiffs (if more than five, "et al" for plaintiffs who are not in case name)
- defendant
Names of defendants (if more than five, "et al" for defendants who are not in case name)
- current_location
Court the lawsuit is currently in front of
- previous_location
Other courts the case has appeared before
- jurisdiction
Where the case is being heard | 1 = Federal; 2 = State
- judge
Names of the judges the case is currently before
- nature
PACER code for nature of lawsuit (Not relevant for criminal cases) https://pacer.uscourts.gov/help/faqs/what-nature-suit-code
- trump_category
Whether the case is related to action before Trump was president, his personal conduct as president, or a policy action as president | 1 = Case directed at pre-presidency action; 2 = Case directed at personal action of Trump as president; 3 = Case directed at policy action of Trump as president
- capacity
The capacity in which Trump is implicated | 1 = Case directed at Trump personally; 2 = Case directed at action of Trump administration; 3 = Trump as plaintiff; 4 = Trump administration as plaintiff; 5 = Case directed at Trump associate; 6 = Other
- type
Criminal vs. civil | 1 = Criminal; 2 = Civil
- issue
Key topic area raised in the case (i.e. emoluments, First Amendment, DACA, etc). Categories created based on key policy topic area or legal issue. Calls are subjective and based on reporting and may change.
- docket_orig
Original docket number, if case has been appealed or changed jurisdiction
- status
Whether the case, or the part of the case connected to Trump, is ongoing. | 1 = Case is ongoing; 2 = Case or part of case connected to Trump is closed
Source
Approval Polls