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Well-Settled Research

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A computational legal research project analyzing Supreme Court decisions and legal precedents using natural language processing

period: 2014-2014
tech:
Legal Analytics
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A research project focused on computational analysis of legal texts, particularly Supreme Court decisions. The project explores how certain legal principles become β€œwell-settled” through citation patterns and language usage.

Project Structure

The repository includes:

  • Question answering system for Supreme Court cases
  • Results analysis framework
  • Natural language processing pipeline using Stanford Parser
  • Data processing utilities for legal text analysis

Technical Approach

The project leverages:

  • Python for core data processing and analysis
  • Stanford Parser for syntactic analysis of legal texts
  • Custom algorithms for tracking legal concept evolution
  • Structured output format for research results

Research Focus

This work investigates:

  • How legal precedents become established over time
  • Citation patterns in Supreme Court decisions
  • Language markers of β€œsettled” vs. evolving legal principles
  • Computational methods for legal text analysis
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