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- dataset_info:
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- features:
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- - name: header
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- dtype: string
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- - name: content
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- dtype: string
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- - name: is_substantive
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- dtype: bool
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- - name: function
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- dtype: string
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- - name: topic
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- dtype: string
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- - name: source_jurisdiction_type
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- dtype: string
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- - name: state
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- dtype: string
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- - name: city
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- dtype: string
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- - name: county
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- dtype: string
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- - name: document_id
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- dtype: string
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- - name: source_index
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- dtype: int64
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- splits:
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- - name: train
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- num_bytes: 5401159224
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- num_examples: 3027628
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- download_size: 2044428838
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- dataset_size: 5401159224
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  configs:
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- - config_name: default
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- data_files:
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- - split: train
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- path: data/train-*
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+ pretty_name: LOCUS v1.0
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+ language:
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+ - en
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+ task_categories:
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+ - text-classification
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+ size_categories:
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+ - 1M<n<10M
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+ tags:
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+ - law
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+ - legal-nlp
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+ - local-government
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+ - municipal-law
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+ - ordinances
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+ - classification
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  configs:
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+ - config_name: default
 
 
 
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+ # LOCUS v1.0
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+ ## Dataset Summary
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+ LOCUS v1.0 is a chunk-level dataset of U.S. municipal and county law text labeled by legal function. Each eligible chunk is assigned a `function`, a binary `is_substantive` label, and all substantive provisions are assigned a `topic`.
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+ The dataset is intended for legal text research, local-law structure analysis, substantive filtering, and downstream taxonomy refinement.
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+ ## Dataset Structure
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+ The unit of analysis is a text chunk derived from local law documents.
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+ ## Scale
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+ Approximate scope for v1.0:
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+ - Total rows: `3,027,628`
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+ - Approximate substantive rows: `1,746,737`
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+ - Approximate non-substantive rows: `1,280,869`
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+ - Header-only rows excluded from model inference: `952,494`
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+ ## Label Schema
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+ ### Function
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+ Allowed values:
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+ - `Context`
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+ - `Rules`
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+ - `Process`
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+ - `Enforcement`
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+ - `Structural`
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+ ### Substantive Indicator
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+ The released dataset enforces the following deterministic rule:
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+ - `is_substantive = 1` for `Rules` and `Enforcement`
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+ - `is_substantive = 0` for `Context`, `Process`, and `Structural`
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+ ### Topic
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+ Used only when `is_substantive = 1`.
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+ Allowed values:
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+ - `Buildings`
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+ - `Business`
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+ - `Nuisance`
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+ - `Zoning`
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+ - `Other`
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+ ## Recommended Uses
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+ LOCUS v1.0 is appropriate for:
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+ - legal text classification research
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+ - local law structure analysis
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+ - substantive versus non-substantive filtering
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+ - downstream taxonomy refinement
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+ - weakly supervised or human-in-the-loop legal NLP workflows
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+ ## Out-of-Scope Uses
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+ LOCUS v1.0 should not be treated as:
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+ - legal advice
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+ - a substitute for human legal review
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+ - a complete census of all U.S. local law
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+ - a fully human-validated benchmark without additional auditing
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+ ## Citation
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