# Data dictionary — non_compete_enforceability_holdings

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `state` | string | Two-letter US state/jurisdiction code. |
| `state_name` | string | Full state name. |
| `clause_family` | string | Restrictive-covenant family (this dataset: `non_compete`). |
| `outcome` | string | Machine outcome code: `enforced`, `struck`, `narrowed`, `blue_penciled`, `split`, `unsettled`, `regulator_actioned`. |
| `outcome_label` | string | Human-readable outcome label. |
| `court` | string | Deciding court, where recorded. May be null. |
| `citation` | string | Formal reporter citation, where recorded. May be null. |
| `decided_at` | date | Decision date (YYYY-MM-DD), where recorded. May be null. |
| `source_url` | url | Link to the primary-source opinion on CourtListener. |
| `court_finding` | string | The court's disposition on the covenant, quoted/paraphrased from the opinion. |
| `clause_excerpt` | string | The operative covenant language, quoted verbatim from the opinion (public domain). |

Null values are honest gaps in the source record — never fabricated. See methodology: https://clausedelta.com/methodology.html