Create Graphs of Word Usage in Supreme Court Opinions with Legal Language Explorer

The Legal Language Explorer allows you to create graphs showing the number of U.S. Supreme Court cases which used a certain word  or phrase over time.  You can specify a time period between 1791 and 2005.  I created a graph showing the use of the word “penumbra” from 1911 to 2005.  You can put in several words and phrases and get overlaying graphlines in different colors.

The site will also generate a list of the cases which used that word or phrase.

Here is an SSRN article about the database, written by its creators.