---
title: rss_litigation
description: Learn how to use the RSS feed to access litigation releases, including
  civil lawsuits brought by the Commission in federal court. This documentation provides
  details about the 'obb.regulators.sec.rss_litigation' python function, its parameters
  and return values, as well as the data structure used for the releases.
keywords:
- RSS feed
- litigation releases
- civil lawsuits
- Commission
- federal court
- python
- obb.regulators.sec.rss_litigation
- provider
- parameters
- returns
- data
- published
- title
- summary
- id
- link
---


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The RSS feed provides links to litigation releases concerning civil lawsuits brought
by the Commission in federal court.

```python wordwrap
obb.regulators.sec.rss_litigation(provider: Literal[str] = sec)
```

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## Parameters

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| Name | Type | Description | Default | Optional |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- | ------- | -------- |
| provider | Literal['sec'] | The provider to use for the query, by default None. If None, the provider specified in defaults is selected or 'sec' if there is no default. | sec | True |
</TabItem>

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## Returns

```python wordwrap
OBBject
    results : List[RssLitigation]
        Serializable results.

    provider : Optional[Literal['sec']]
        Provider name.

    warnings : Optional[List[Warning_]]
        List of warnings.

    chart : Optional[Chart]
        Chart object.

    metadata: Optional[Metadata]
        Metadata info about the command execution.
```

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## Data

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| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
</TabItem>

<TabItem value='sec' label='sec'>

| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| published | datetime | The date of publication. |
| title | str | The title of the release. |
| summary | str | Short summary of the release. |
| id | str | The identifier associated with the release. |
| link | str | URL to the release. |
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