Yesterday, we reviewed in detail the Court’s domestic relations decisions since 1991. Today, we’re on the criminal law side of the docket, looking at the Court’s juvenile justice decisions.
Overall, 56.94% of the Court’s juvenile justice decisions were won by the State below. The reversal rate was almost identical, regardless of who won below –
Last week, we reviewed the yearly numbers for the Court’s domestic relations cases on the civil side and juvenile justice decisions from the criminal docket. Today and tomorrow, we’re taking a closer look at those numbers.
In all, the Court has decided forty-two cases arising from domestic relations disputes. We code as “conservative” decisions cases
Yesterday, we began our review of the Court’s domestic relations cases on the civil side of the docket. Today, we’re beginning our analysis of the seventy-seven decisions the Court handed down between 1991 and 2017 which principally involved juvenile justice issues.
The Court had no juvenile cases in 1991, but two in 1992, three in
For the past two weeks, we’ve been reviewing the Court’s history with insurance law cases on the civil side, and habeas corpus decisions on the criminal side. This week and next, we’re looking at two new issues – on the civil docket, the Court’s history with domestic relations cases, and in the criminal docket, cases
Last time, we took a detailed look at how insurers and policyholders have fared at the Supreme Court since 1991. Today, we’re in the criminal docket, looking at the Court’s habeas corpus decisions.
Because a substantial portion of the Court’s total habeas corpus caseload is death penalty cases which come straight to the Supreme Court
Last week, we took an initial look at the Court’s docket of insurance law decisions on the civil and habeas corpus cases on the criminal side. This week, we’re taking a closer look, asking the same questions we’ve applied in recent weeks to each area of law: (1) did the Court accept significantly more cases
Yesterday, we reviewed the Court’s insurance law cases. Today, we’re looking at the Court’s habeas corpus cases. From 1991 to 2017, the Court decided eighty-nine habeas corpus cases.
The Court decided one habeas case in 1991, six in 1992, five in 1993, one in 1994, five in 1995, four in 1996 and zero in 1997.
For the past two weeks, we’ve been reviewing the Court’s government and administrative law cases on the civil side and sentencing law cases on the criminal docket. This week and next, we’re looking at the Court’s insurance law and habeas corpus cases.
Between 1991 and 2017, the Court decided seventy-three insurance law cases. In 1991,
Yesterday, we reviewed the Court’s record with civil cases involving governmental parties and administrative law. Today, we’re on the criminal law side of the docket, reviewing the Court’s experience with cases involving criminal sentencing.
Not surprisingly (given the percentage of criminal law appellate decisions won by the government), the Court has heard more prosecution wins
Last week, we reviewed the Court’s history since 1992 with government and administrative law cases on the civil side, and sentencing law cases on the criminal docket. This week, we’re looking at three questions: (1) does the Court tend to take more cases in each area won by one side or the other below; (2)