The Investigative Journalist

The Challenge

‍A journalist was researching a series of lawsuits filed against a large corporation across multiple states. Manually searching for records in each state’s public database was a time-consuming and fragmented process, making it nearly impossible to identify a national pattern. The project was at a standstill, and critical deadlines were approaching.

The Solution

‍The journalist used Acquittal Archives. Using the Advanced Search & Filtering feature, she was able to perform a single query across all relevant jurisdictions and case types. She then used the platform’s In-depth Case Analytics to visualize the data, uncovering a clear trend of lawsuits being filed in a specific quarter each year.

The Result

‍The journalist was able to confirm her hypothesis and collect all the necessary data in just one afternoon, saving her team weeks of manual research. The story went to print on time, exposing a coordinated legal strategy by the company and winning her a major journalism award.