Visualizing Citations in U.S. Law

gary

11 years ago

This visualization shows how frequently citations occur between sections of U.S. Law.

Mouseover to focus on a particular Title. The thickness of the links between Titles encodes the frequency of citations between the sections, including self-citations. Since the names don’t fit in the chart, a full list of titles is included below and in a tooltip.

Data is based on U.S Code XML citation analysis.

Title 1 – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 – THE CONGRESS
Title 3 – THE PRESIDENT
Title 4 – FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
Title 5 – GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
Title 6 – DOMESTIC SECURITY
Title 7 – AGRICULTURE
Title 8 – ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
Title 9 – ARBITRATION
Title 10 – ARMED FORCES
Title 11 – BANKRUPTCY
Title 12 – BANKS AND BANKING
Title 13 – CENSUS
Title 14 – COAST GUARD
Title 15 – COMMERCE AND TRADE
Title 16 – CONSERVATION
Title 17 – COPYRIGHTS
Title 18 – CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Title 19 – CUSTOMS DUTIES
Title 20 – EDUCATION
Title 21 – FOOD AND DRUGS
Title 22 – FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Title 23 – HIGHWAYS
Title 24 – HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS
Title 25 – INDIANS
Title 26 – INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
Title 27 – INTOXICATING LIQUORS
Title 28 – JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Title 29 – LABOR
Title 30 – MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
Title 31 – MONEY AND FINANCE
Title 32 – NATIONAL GUARD
Title 33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
Title 35 – PATENTS
Title 36 – PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, ANDORGANIZATIONS
Title 37 – PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
Title 38 – VETERANS BENEFITS
Title 39 – POSTAL SERVICE
Title 40 – PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
Title 41 – PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Title 42 – THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Title 43 – PUBLIC LANDS
Title 44 – PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
Title 45 – RAILROADS
Title 46 – SHIPPING
Title 47 – TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
Title 48 – TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
Title 49 – TRANSPORTATION
Title 50 – WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
Title 51 – NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMSa

Based on d3.js and the Uber Data visualization.