legaldatasets 0.1.0

A curated collection of legal, criminal justice, and political datasets for data analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning research. Includes U.S. crime rates, court decisions, asylum and immigration data, election results, lawsuits, incarceration statistics, insurance claims, foreign aid, corruption investigations, domestic violence, jury behavior, and more from curated R packages on CRAN.

legaldatasets

The legaldatasets package provides a curated collection of legal, criminal justice, and political datasets for data analysis, statistical modeling, and machine learning research. Includes U.S. crime rates, court decisions, asylum and immigration data, election results, lawsuits, incarceration statistics, insurance claims, foreign aid, corruption investigations, domestic violence, jury behavior, death penalty sentencing, bankruptcy claims, and more from curated R packages on CRAN.

Installation

You can install the legaldatasets package from PyPI:

pip install legaldatasets

Usage

import legaldatasets as ld

# List all available datasets

datasets = ld.list_datasets()
print(datasets)

# Load a specific dataset

df = ld.load_dataset('us_lawschool_enrollments')
print(df.head())

# Describe dataset

df_01 = ld.describe('liability_claims')
print(df_01)

📊 Some Available Datasets

Dataset	Description
us_lawschool_enrollments	U.S. law school enrollment statistics by year and gender from 1963 to 2015.
bankruptcy_claims	Creditor claims in a bankruptcy case by creditor type and claim amount.
economic_benefits_justice	Cross-national data on justice systems and economic indicators including FDI, growth, and development.
corporate_takeover_bids	This dataset contains information on takeover bids received by U.S. firms.
trump_lawsuits	Federal and state lawsuits involving Donald Trump, including case details and court locations.

Run legaldatasets.list_datasets() or ld.list_datasets() (using ld as alias) to see the full list of available datasets.

Disclaimer

The datasets included in legaldatasets are provided strictly for educational, research, and informational purposes. All datasets originate from curated R packages available on CRAN and retain their original licenses and attributions.

The author of legaldatasets makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any dataset for a particular purpose. Users are solely responsible for ensuring that their use of these datasets complies with applicable laws, regulations, and ethical guidelines.

Any findings, conclusions, or decisions derived from the use of these datasets are the sole responsibility of the user. The author shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use or misuse of the datasets included in this library.

For legal advice, case strategy, or any law-related decision-making purposes, always consult a qualified legal professional.

License

The legaldatasets library is released under the GPL-3.0, which allows free use, modification, and distribution, provided that any derivative work is also released under the same GPL-3.0 license. See the LICENSE file for details.