The Lakinberg SCOTUS Index is a proprietary analytical framework measuring the constitutional, economic, political, and global impact of Supreme Court decisions across twelve dimensions.
THE TWELVE PILLARS
Each Supreme Court decision is evaluated against the following twelve dimensions:
Constitutional Impact1·
Separation of powers, federalism, individual rights, judicial precedent, and constitutional
interpretation.
Public Policy Impact2·
Healthcare, immigration, education, criminal justice, environmental policy, and administrative law.
Economic Impact3·
GDP growth, labor markets, productivity, consumer confidence, and business formation.
Inflation and Cost-of-Living Impact4·
Energy prices, housing, healthcare costs, supply chains, and consumer prices
Financial Markets Impact5·
Stock markets, banking, capital markets, credit markets, insurance, and digital assets.
Business and Investment Impact6·
Foreign direct investment, venture capital, private equity, corporate governance, and innovation.
Executive Power and Presidential Authority7·
Executive orders, presidential proclamations, national emergency powers, and agency
implementation.
Elections and Democratic Governance8·
Presidential and congressional elections, campaign finance, voting rights, ballot access, and
election administration.
Redistricting and Representation9·
Congressional and state legislative redistricting, racial redistricting, partisan gerrymandering, and
the Voting Rights Act.
International Impact10·
International trade, diplomatic relations, international arbitration, human rights, and global
governance.
Technology and Artificial Intelligence11·
AI regulation, privacy, cybersecurity, digital platforms, intellectual property, and emerging
technologies.
Rule of Law and Institutional Stability12·
Judicial legitimacy, public confidence, government accountability, and regulatory certainty.
What the Index Offers
Built for practitioners and the public
Plain-Language Summaries
Every holding written in accessible prose — no prior legal training required to understand what was decided and why.
Multi-Axis Tagging
Filter by topic, authoring justice, term, vote split, and doctrinal lineage to trace how rules evolve over time.
Impact Annotations
Where available, each case is annotated with its documented effects on regulated industries, markets, and lower courts.
Full access for researchers.
The complete annotated index is available to affiliated scholars and partner institutions.