Governance and neutrality

Current funding

CourtScope currently has no organizational funders, donations, sponsors, or advertising.

Current conflicts

No organizational conflicts or political activity are currently declared. Future funders and material conflicts must be disclosed publicly.

Independence rules

  • No judge, court, campaign, donor, or sponsor may purchase influence over a score, method, dataset, or correction.
  • Election facts are displayed separately from statistical analysis.
  • Judges and court staff use the same correction process as everyone else.
  • Methodology and prior versions remain public.
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What is CourtScope?

CourtScope examines many cases to find racial gaps in sentencing outcomes.