Yesterday, we began a review of the Court’s constitutional law caseload on the civil side of the docket. Today, we begin our review of the Court’s criminal constitutional law cases.
The Court decided four criminal cases in 1992 which principally involved constitutional law issues. The Court decided three cases in 1993, five in 1994 and three each in 1995 and 1996.
The Court decided five criminal constitutional law cases in 1997, three in 1998, seven in 1999, nine in 2000 and six in 2001. The Court decided ten criminal constitutional law cases in 2002, but only five in 2003.
The Court decided six criminal constitutional law cases in 2004, seven in 2005 and 2007, nine in 2006 and eight in 2008. The Court decided three criminal constitutional law cases in 2009, but seven in 2010.
The Court’s constitutional law docket has decreased in recent years on the criminal side, just as it has on the civil side. The Court decided five criminal constitutional law cases in 2011 and ten in 2012, but only two in 2013, two in 2014, three in 2015, four in 2016 and five cases in 2017.
Join us back here next Thursday as we continue our analysis of the Court’s experience with constitutional law.
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