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Description
Municipal and County Laws from across the United States, gathered by Kyle Rose. The data is in parquet format, with files named after a location's GNIS id. Each row typically represents one sub-section of a law, described as the smallest unit citable under the Bluebook Citation method. The dataset was last updated on 2025-03-31.
Use Cases
Train legal language models based on granular municipal law text.
Analyze geographic variation in local ordinances based on GNIS identifiers.
Build citation extraction tools based on the Bluebook-compatible unit structure.
Conduct comparative legal studies across U.S. counties and municipalities.
Strengths
Data is structured into the smallest citable legal units, which may aid precise analysis.
Files are organized by Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) identifiers, providing a geographic key.
Dataset was updated on 2025-03-31, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count, file size, and specific column names are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
The description references a full description on an external page, requiring a click-through for complete documentation.
Provenance
Source
huggingface
Collection Method
Gathered by Kyle Rose; specific collection method not detailed.
Time Range
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Freshness
Last updated 2025-03-31 22:51:28.
Geography
Municipalities and counties across the United States.
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