Litigation charts
The cases in the project's litigation archive, counted. Every chart is made from the same case list as the list of cases, and each one is followed by its numbers. Narrow them to one issue or a span of years to see how a kind of case moved over time and place.
Cases by main issue
Every case once, under its main issue, split by its coded outcome. The empty part of each bar is cases with no coded outcome yet. Choose a bar to list its cases.
- Favorable
- Mixed
- Adverse
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| Main issue | Cases | Favorable | Mixed | Adverse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender-affirming care | 168 | 39 | 6 | 48 |
| Schools & education | 76 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| No main issue recorded | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment | 71 | 19 | 2 | 27 |
| Speech & religious objections | 68 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Prisons & detention | 35 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| Identity documents | 25 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Bathrooms & facilities | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Family & parental rights | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Athletics | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Drag & expression | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Military | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Public accommodations | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Federal executive actions | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Health coverage & benefits | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Policing & criminal law | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Immigration & asylum | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Conversion therapy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Housing & shelters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Privacy & medical records | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cases by year
The year the archive dates each case to. Cases with no year are left off this chart.
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| Year | Cases |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 125 |
| 2025 | 123 |
| 2024 | 49 |
| 2023 | 56 |
| 2022 | 38 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1977 | 3 |
Cases by court level
Choose a bar to list the cases.
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| Level | Cases |
|---|---|
| District | 299 |
| Circuit | 270 |
| State | 48 |
| U.S. Supreme Court | 6 |
| State agency | 5 |
| Federal agency | 4 |
Busiest courts
The 15 courts with the most cases. Choose a bar to list the cases.
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| Court | Cases |
|---|---|
| 9th Cir. | 54 |
| D.D.C. | 37 |
| 6th Cir. | 28 |
| 10th Cir. | 27 |
| 4th Cir. | 25 |
| 7th Cir. | 25 |
| 8th Cir. | 23 |
| 11th Cir. | 21 |
| 5th Cir. | 21 |
| 2nd Cir. | 19 |
| D. Mass. | 19 |
| N.D. Cal. | 16 |
| D. Md. | 14 |
| 1st Cir. | 13 |
| E.D. Va. | 11 |
| D.C. Cir. | 10 |
| D.N.H. | 10 |
| S.D.N.Y. | 9 |
| D. Or. | 8 |
| N.D. Ill. | 8 |
| W.D. Wash. | 8 |
| D. Minn. | 7 |
| D. Colo. | 6 |
| E.D. Pa. | 6 |
| M.D. Fla. | 6 |
| N.D. Tex. | 6 |
| U.S. Supreme Court | 6 |
| C.D. Cal. | 5 |
| D. Idaho | 5 |
| D.R.I. | 5 |
| S.D. Ohio | 5 |
| S.D. Tex. | 5 |
| W.D. Tex. | 5 |
| 3rd Cir. | 4 |
| D. Kan. | 4 |
| D. Me. | 4 |
| D.N.D. | 4 |
| D.N.J. | 4 |
| Iowa Supreme Court | 4 |
| M.D. Pa. | 4 |
| N.D. Fla. | 4 |
| W.D. Pa. | 4 |
| E.D. Cal. | 3 |
| E.D. Wis. | 3 |
| E.D.N.Y. | 3 |
| M.D. Tenn. | 3 |
| Montana Supreme Court | 3 |
| N.D. Ga. | 3 |
| S.D. Ind. | 3 |
| Supreme Court of Texas | 3 |
| W.D. Mich. | 3 |
| W.D. Wis. | 3 |
| C.D. Ill. | 2 |
| Connecticut Supreme Court | 2 |
| D. Ariz. | 2 |
| D. Conn. | 2 |
| D. Nev. | 2 |
| D. Wyo. | 2 |
| E.D. Mich. | 2 |
| E.D.N.C. | 2 |
| Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County | 2 |
| M.D. Ala. | 2 |
| M.D. Ga. | 2 |
| M.D.N.C. | 2 |
| N.D. Ohio | 2 |
| N.D.N.Y. | 2 |
| Nebraska Supreme Court | 2 |
| New York Court of Appeals | 2 |
| S.D. Cal. | 2 |
| S.D. Ga. | 2 |
| S.D. Ill. | 2 |
| Supreme Court of Missouri | 2 |
| W.D. La. | 2 |
| 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish | 1 |
| 261st District Court, Travis County | 1 |
| Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District, Anchorage | 1 |
| Androscoggin County Superior Court | 1 |
| Appellate Division, First Department | 1 |
| California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District | 1 |
| Circuit Court of Cook County | 1 |
| Circuit Court of St. Louis County | 1 |
| Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities | 1 |
| Court of Appeal of California, Fifth Appellate District | 1 |
| Court of Appeals of Georgia | 1 |
| D. Utah | 1 |
| D.N.M. | 1 |
| Douglas County District Court, Kansas | 1 |
| E.D. La. | 1 |
| E.D. Tenn. | 1 |
| Illinois Appellate Court, Second District | 1 |
| Illinois Supreme Court | 1 |
| Iowa Civil Rights Commission | 1 |
| Maine Human Rights Commission | 1 |
| Maine Supreme Judicial Court | 1 |
| Maryland Court of Appeals | 1 |
| Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination | 1 |
| Michigan Court of Appeals | 1 |
| Minnesota Court of Appeals | 1 |
| Minnesota District Court, Ramsey County | 1 |
| Multnomah County Circuit Court | 1 |
| N.D. Iowa | 1 |
| New Hampshire Supreme Court | 1 |
| S.D. Iowa | 1 |
| S.D. Miss. | 1 |
| Sacramento County Superior Court | 1 |
| Shawnee County District Court | 1 |
| Superior Court of California, Humboldt County | 1 |
| Superior Court of California, San Bernardino County | 1 |
| Supreme Court of California | 1 |
| Supreme Court of Ohio | 1 |
| Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County | 1 |
| U.S. Department of Education OCR | 1 |
| U.S. Department of Justice | 1 |
| U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | 1 |
| U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (federal sector) | 1 |
| W.D. Mo. | 1 |
| W.D. Okla. | 1 |
| W.D. Tenn. | 1 |
| W.D. Va. | 1 |
| W.D.N.C. | 1 |
| Washington State Human Rights Commission | 1 |
| Wisconsin Court of Appeals | 1 |
Cases by circuit
States are shaded by their circuit's case count. The Federal Circuit has no states of its own and does not appear on the map. Choose a bar or a state to list the cases.
Fewer More. Largest: 105.
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| Circuit | Cases |
|---|---|
| 1st Cir. | 52 |
| 2nd Cir. | 35 |
| 3rd Cir. | 22 |
| 4th Cir. | 57 |
| 5th Cir. | 41 |
| 6th Cir. | 45 |
| 7th Cir. | 47 |
| 8th Cir. | 37 |
| 9th Cir. | 105 |
| 10th Cir. | 42 |
| 11th Cir. | 40 |
| D.C. Cir. | 46 |
Cases by state
Cases the archive places in one state (a state court, or a federal district court that sits in one state). Cases in a circuit court or the Supreme Court sit over several states and are not placed. Choose a state to list its cases.
Fewer More. Largest: 7.
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| State | Cases |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| Iowa | 5 |
| Montana | 5 |
| New York | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Connecticut | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Maine | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Kansas | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Alaska | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Louisiana | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Active and closed cases
Each case's status as the archive records it; a case with no status recorded is not counted here.
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| Status | Cases |
|---|---|
| Closed | 47 |
| Active | 10 |
| Not known | 1 |
Outcomes
The outcome is this project's own coding of how a case turned out, made from the court's record; it is not the court's finding. How it is coded, and how to ask for a correction, is on the About page.
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| Outcome | Cases |
|---|---|
| Favorable | 125 |
| Adverse | 123 |
| Mostly favorable | 27 |
| Procedural no direction | 15 |
| Mixed | 15 |
| Mostly adverse | 14 |
| Unclear | 1 |
How long cases ran
Filed to closed, from the dockets' own dates, for the 177 cases whose every dated docket has closed (an appeal still open beside a closed trial docket is a case still pending). The median is 13.6 months; the middle half of cases ran from 7.9 months to 2.1 years. 185 dated cases are still open and not counted.
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| Time | Cases |
|---|---|
| Under 6 months | 28 |
| 6 to 12 months | 49 |
| 1 to 2 years | 51 |
| 2 to 3 years | 27 |
| 3 to 5 years | 16 |
| 5 years or more | 6 |