Visual First Amendment: Using empirical legal methods and visualization techniques to enhance understanding of Supreme Court rulings

Rabina, Debbie Lee; Sula, Chris

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Title

Visual First Amendment: Using empirical legal methods and visualization techniques to enhance understanding of Supreme Court rulings

Author(s)

• Rabina, Debbie Lee
• Sula, Chris

Issue Date

2015-03-15

Keyword(s)

• information visualization
• quantitative analyses including statistics

Abstract

The Visual First Amendment (VFA) brings together empirical legal methods and data-driven visualization to produce a new and engaging look at the Supreme Court rulings on the First Amendment. Our interactive displays allows visitors to explore the interrelation of issues, cases, courts, and justices over time, and to consider the broad social and legal changes that have impacted First Amendment rulings on the freedoms of religions, speech, press, assembly, and petition. The project contributes to a growing body of empirical legal research that relies on public datasets and interfaces used by journalists, researchers, and the general public for a variety of purposes, among them civil literacy and governmental accountability. A short video describing the project is available at: http://bit.ly/VFAintro.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2015 Proceedings

Type of Resource

text

Language

English

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