Incorrect Reporter in Citation Data from Harvard import

[flooie]

While answering a question for a client, I discovered an error in the citation data for at least one volume imported from Harvard’s dataset.

The issue involves an incorrect reporter being assigned to citations. For example, in the following case:

CL Campbell v. Blodgett
• The citation provided is: 978 F.3d 1502
• The correct citation should be: 978 F.2d 1502.

Upon reviewing the Harvard JSON data, it’s clear how this mistake occurred. The citation is incorrectly listed as F.3d, while the reporter associated with the volume is identified as the Federal Reporter 2d Series (F.2d). Here’s the relevant snippet from the JSON:

IA JSON:
Source JSON File

"citations": [
  {
    "type": "official",
    "cite": "978 F.3d 1502"
  }
],
"volume": {
  "url": "https://api.case.law/v1/volumes/32044057701377/",
  "volume_number": "978"
},
"reporter": {
  "url": "https://api.case.law/v1/reporters/980/",
  "full_name": "Federal Reporter 2d Series"
}

The citation here is mismatched:
• The volume and reporter belong to the Federal Reporter 2d Series (F.2d).
• The citation incorrectly references the Federal Reporter 3d Series (F.3d).

We already have this opinion in our database from a different source, with the citations correctly identified.

Research is needed to see how common this might be.

[mlissner]

Great details. Great explanation. Great triage for sprint. Lovely ticket.