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Judges
 Equal Justice and Sentencing Practices Among Federal District Court JudgesSeptember 30, 2021
 Judge-by-Judge Sentencing for 315,702 Federal Offenders, 2015-2019June 9, 2020
 Seeing Justice Done: The Impact of the Judge on SentencingMarch 20, 2019
 Multidistrict Litigation Creates Large Caseloads for Some JudgesFebruary 28, 2019
 Some Federal Judges Handle Inordinate CaseloadsMarch 14, 2018
 Pro Se Cases Can Make a Judge a Top CloserJuly 30, 2015
 Federal Senior Judges Carry a Growing WorkloadJuly 9, 2015
 Huge Differences in the Number of Persons Sentenced by Individual JudgesFebruary 17, 2015
 Mother Nature Swells Louisiana East's Contract CasesJanuary 16, 2015
 Which Judges Juggle the Most Civil Cases? New TRAC Update Reveals AnswerOctober 23, 2014
 As Workloads Rise in Federal Courts, Judge Counts Remain FlatOctober 14, 2014
Civil
 Nearly 500,000 Immigrants Go Through ICE's Alternatives to Detention System in Two YearsOctober 20, 2022
 Product Liability Cases Up, Habeas Corpus Petitions Down Says New Data on Federal Civil LawsuitsOctober 28, 2021
 One Year After Hurricane Laura, Louisiana Plaintiffs Rush to Meet One-Year Insurance Filing Deadline in Federal CourtSeptember 17, 2021
 Tax Lawsuits Half Levels of a Decade AgoAugust 31, 2021
 Civil Immigration Suits Continue to RiseJune 29, 2021
 Securities and Commodities Exchange Litigation Reaches All-Time High in September 2020November 10, 2020
 COVID-19 Has Not Stemmed Flow of New Federal Civil LitigationJune 2, 2020
 51,307 Veterans File Personal Injury Suits Alleging Defective 3M EarplugsApril 22, 2020
 Veterans Personal Injury Suits Alleging Defective 3M Earplugs SkyrocketMarch 23, 2020
 Lawsuits Against Boeing Drive Record High Airplane Product Liability Filings in 2019March 9, 2020
 Fair Labor Standards Act Civil Litigation DecliningJanuary 9, 2020
 Civil Immigration Litigation in October 2019 Ties All-Time HighDecember 2, 2019
 Truth in Lending Civil Suits Lowest Level in Last DecadeOctober 18, 2019
 Federal Civil Motor Vehicle Lawsuits Continue to GrowSeptember 20, 2019
 U.S. Government Files 58 Percent Fewer Civil Lawsuits in Federal CourtsJuly 22, 2019
 Civil Antitrust Litigation Continues to DeclineJune 20, 2019
 Death Penalty Prisoner Petitions Fall SharplyJune 6, 2019
 Federal Government Civil Filings Rebound After the ShutdownMarch 27, 2019
 Student Loan Default Recovery Continues to Drop in FY 2018November 27, 2018
 Anti-Racketeering Civil Suits Jump in 2018October 30, 2018
 Louisiana and New Jersey Lead in Legal Action Against Health Care and Pharmaceutical CompaniesAugust 31, 2018
 Federal Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Up 89%July 25, 2018
 Fair Labor Standards Act Lawsuits Down From 2015 PeakJanuary 24, 2018
 Family and Medical Leave Litigation Down SharplyJanuary 5, 2018
 Recovery of Defaulted Student LoansDecember 4, 2017
 Consumer Credit Lawsuits Surpass 10,000 in FY 2017October 25, 2017
 Fewer Copyright Infringement Lawsuits FiledSeptember 29, 2017
 Civil Rights Suits Against Schools More Than Double in Last Four YearsAugust 16, 2017
 Securities and Commodities Exchange Litigation Up 37 PercentJune 19, 2017
 Civil Asset Forfeiture Filings Lower But Usage Varies WidelyMay 25, 2017
 February 2017 Sees Decline in Federal Personal Injury/Product Liability SuitsApril 3, 2017
 Prisoner Petitions to Vacate Sentences Return to Normal Levels After June 2016 SpikeJanuary 20, 2017
 Federal Labor Management Relations Litigation Down in November 2016December 19, 2016
 Copyright Infringement Litigation Fell 22 Percent in FY 2016November 21, 2016
 Americans with Disabilities Act Lawsuits Up 28 Percent in FY 2016October 27, 2016
 Federal Prisoner Petitions to Vacate Sentences Soar in 2016August 16, 2016
 Stockholder Lawsuits Down 40 Percent in Last Four YearsJuly 18, 2016
 Increase in Civil Immigration LitigationMay 17, 2016
 Foreclosure Lawsuits Continue to RiseApril 22, 2016
 Lawsuits for Recovery of Defaulted Student Loans Have Fallen 24 Percent in Past YearJanuary 25, 2016
 Federal Stockholders' Lawsuits Fall 24 PercentOctober 23, 2015
 Fair Labor Standards Act Lawsuits Poised for Record HighSeptember 16, 2015
 Continued Decline in Federal Stockholders' LawsuitsAugust 18, 2015
 Fewer Banking-Related Federal Civil LawsuitsJuly 21, 2015
 Rise Seen in Education Civil Rights LawsuitsJune 30, 2015
 Recent Drop in Prison Condition Lawsuits May 27, 2015
 Dropoff in Filing of Federal Antitrust LawsuitsMay 1, 2015
 Sharp Rise in Non-Drug Related Forfeiture LawsuitsDecember 4, 2014
 Lawsuits by Retired NFL Players Cause Jump in Trademark FilingsOctober 20, 2014
 DuPont C8 Cases Contribute to Spike in Non-Product Liability Personal Injury LawsuitsOctober 6, 2014
 Decline in Medical Malpractice LawsuitsJuly 23, 2014
 After Two Year Decline, Foreclosure Civil Filings Beginning to RiseMay 29, 2014
 Securities/Commodities/Exchange Civil Filings Jump 43 Percent in March 2014May 8, 2014
 Decline in Federal Employment LawsuitsMarch 26, 2014
 Decline in Naturalization Application LawsuitsJanuary 23, 2014
 Decline in Motor Vehicle Product Liability LawsuitsSeptember 27, 2013
 Truth in Lending Federal Lawsuits Continue to DeclineJune 24, 2013
 Foreclosure Civil Filings for March 2013April 25, 2013
Americans With Disabilities Act
 Fewer Employment Lawsuits Under the Americans with Disabilities ActMay 7, 2019
 Increase in Employment Discrimination Lawsuits Under the Americans with Disabilities ActMay 30, 2012
Civil Rights
 Fewer Voting Civil Rights Lawsuits Being FiledMarch 29, 2016
 Decline in Voting Civil Rights LawsuitsJuly 29, 2013
 Drop in Employment Civil Rights LawsuitsMarch 26, 2013
Copyright
 Copyright Suits Trending UpwardSeptember 4, 2012
Credit
 Decline Seen in Consumer Credit Civil LawsuitsJanuary 6, 2014
 Consumer Credit Civil Lawsuits Starting to FallNovember 6, 2012
 Consumer Credit Civil Filings for May 2012July 12, 2012
Environment
 Jump in Federal Civil Environmental LitigationFebruary 21, 2018
Loans
 Recent Rise in Federal Suits to Recover Student LoansMay 2, 2012
Patents
 Continued Decline in New Patent LawsuitsJune 23, 2016
 Three-Year Rise in Patent LawsuitsFebruary 19, 2013
Social Security Administration
 Civil Lawsuits Declined Overall in October 2020 but Social Security Suits Reach Record HighsDecember 22, 2020
 Litigation Under the Medicare Act UpDecember 17, 2018
 Five-Year Decline in Social Security Disability Benefit LawsuitsMay 2, 2018
 Declines Seen in Social Security Disability Benefit LawsuitsMarch 18, 2015
 Rise in Social Security Civil FilingsOctober 24, 2013
 Rise Seen in Social Security SSID Benefit LawsuitsJuly 27, 2012
Federal Funds
 National Trends and Area RankingsOctober 27, 2004
Federal Staffing
 Trends in Federal Staffing, 1975 - 2000September 2, 2001
General
 Looking for Immigration Data? TRAC has a Tool for ThatMay 5, 2020
Criminal Enforcement
 Federal Immigration Prosecutions at Record LowsNovember 1, 2021
 Elizabeth Holmes Trial Coincides with Rise in Wire Fraud ProsecutionsSeptember 27, 2021
 Criminal Prosecutions Referred by EPA in Long-Term DeclineMay 25, 2021
 Federal Prosecutions Resulting from U.S. Postal Service Investigations Hit Record LowAugust 31, 2020
 Official Corruption Prosecutions Drop Under TrumpOctober 15, 2018
 Criminal Prosecutions from the Veterans AdministrationApril 2, 2018
 Official Corruption Prosecutions Decline: February 2017March 22, 2017
 Immigration Now 52 Percent of All Federal Criminal ProsecutionsNovember 28, 2016
 EPA Criminal Prosecutions Down by Half in Last Five YearsOctober 24, 2016
 Federal Criminal Prosecutions in July Lowest Since 2007August 31, 2016
 Government Regulatory Prosecutions Fall to Record LowJune 14, 2016
 White Collar Crime Convictions Continue To DeclineApril 7, 2016
 Official Corruption Prosecutions Fall to 20 Year LowMarch 23, 2016
 U.S. Prosecution of Corporate Crime Varies Widely by Location, Program and AgencyJanuary 20, 2016
 Justice Department Data Reveal 29 Percent Drop in Criminal Prosecutions of CorporationsOctober 13, 2015
 Federal White Collar Crime Prosecutions At 20-Year LowJuly 29, 2015
 Convictions in Federal Hate Crime Cases Since FY 2010June 25, 2015
 Most Federal Convictions for Minor OffensesMay 18, 2015
 Government Regulatory Prosecutions at New Low in December 2014February 19, 2015
 Ten Percent Drop in Federal Sentences of One Year or MoreOctober 7, 2014
 Official Corruption Prosecutions Decline Under ObamaJuly 7, 2014
 Slump in FBI White Collar Crime ProsecutionsSeptember 24, 2013
 Prosecutions Shift Under President ObamaFebruary 2, 2011
 FY 2009 Federal Prosecutions Sharply HigherDecember 21, 2009
 Immigration Cases Drive Federal Prosecutions to New High in FY 2008January 12, 2009
 DOJ Now Tracking Criminal Mortgage Fraud CasesOctober 15, 2008
 Twenty Year Federal Enforcement TrendsMarch 6, 2008
 Major Changes in How The Bush Administration Has Enforced the LawOctober 15, 2007
 Prosecutions Turn Down in Large Federal DistrictsAugust 27, 2007
 Prosecutions Climb During Bush YearsSeptember 28, 2005
Civil Rights
 Fourfold Increase in Prosecutions of Child Sex Trafficking Crimes Since 2008August 21, 2013
 Racial Violence Civil Rights Convictions for 2013July 23, 2013
 Civil Rights Prosecutions Up Sharply in December 2011March 13, 2012
 Flaws in Justice Department Tracking of Civil Rights EnforcementJune 21, 2005
 Under Color of LawDecember 1, 2004
 Civil Rights Enforcement by Bush Administration LagsNovember 21, 2004
Environment
 Fewer Criminal Prosecution of Environmental Crimes Under TrumpOctober 29, 2019
 Federal Prosecution of Environmental Crimes Continues to DropOctober 25, 2018
 Federal Criminal Environmental Prosecutions Continue to FallFebruary 1, 2018
 Federal Environmental Prosecutions Fall to Record LowMay 22, 2017
 Environment Prosecutions Decline Under ObamaSeptember 17, 2014
 Water Pollution Convictions Down Under ObamaOctober 13, 2010
 Wide Variation in Enforcing National Wildlife Laws: The Bush YearsOctober 24, 2004
 National Wildlife Enforcement Trends: Details by StatuteOctober 18, 2004
 Federal Pollution Enforcement Declines: Details by StatuteSeptember 23, 2004
 Regional Differences in Pollution Prosecutions in the Bush YearsSeptember 16, 2004
 Environmental Enforcement DeclinesSeptember 7, 2004
Fraud
 Health Care Fraud Prosecutions Down 23 PercentMay 4, 2016
 Federal Consumer Fraud Convictions Have Fallen 35 Percent in Last DecadeSeptember 9, 2015
 Prosecutions of Health Care Fraud Law Reach New High in FY 2013January 14, 2014
 Record Number of Federal Criminal Health Care Fraud Prosecutions Filed in FY 2011December 14, 2011
 Criminal Prosecutions for Financial Institution Fraud Continue to FallNovember 15, 2011
 Health Care Fraud Prosecutions Up Sharply in FY 2011August 17, 2011
 South Florida Leads Nation in Mortgage Fraud ProsecutionsMarch 24, 2011
Judges
 The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and Its JudgesAugust 9, 2013
 Examining Current Federal Sentencing Practices: A National Study of Differences Among JudgesNovember 26, 2012
 Surprising Sentencing Deviations in Federal CourthousesNovember 26, 2012
 Striking Judge-to-Judge Differences Found in Federal Criminal CaseloadsNovember 12, 2012
 Surprising Judge-to-Judge Variations Documented In Federal SentencingMarch 5, 2012
 Sotomayor -- Tough on white-collar crimeJuly 8, 2009
 Federal Judges: Measuring Their Sentencing PatternsFebruary 4, 2003
Money Laundering
 Federal Money Laundering Enforcement Efforts LagDecember 14, 2012
Prosecutors
 Federal Prosecutors: Wide Variation Found in Handling of Criminal Referrals for ProsecutionJanuary 24, 2003
Social Security Administration
 Social Security Administration Prosecutions Rose 20% in FY 2013April 30, 2014
 SSA Disability Cases Continue to Climb — Rise in Backlog as of September 2011November 3, 2011
 SSA Disability Cases Continue to Climb — Efforts to Reduce Backlog InsufficientAugust 22, 2011
 Social Security Awards Depend More on Judge than FactsJuly 4, 2011
 Government Falters in Effort to Reduce Massive Backlog of Disability HearingsJune 20, 2011
Terrorism
 Domestic Terrorism Prosecutions Outnumber InternationalSeptember 21, 2017
 Terrorism/National Internal Security Prosecutions for February 2013April 24, 2013
DHS Enforcement
 Continued Decline in Secret Service ProsecutionsJanuary 22, 2015
 Department of Homeland Security - The First MonthsAugust 25, 2003