Last week, we began our analysis of a new issue, tracking the California Supreme Court’s considerable experience with amicus curiae briefs in both civil and criminal cases. Last week, we covered the years 2000 through 2007. Today, we turn our attention to civil cases from 2008 to 2015.
In Table 122, we report the total
Yesterday, we began a detailed look at the California Supreme Court’s extensive experience with amicus curiae briefs, beginning with civil cases between 2000 and 2007. Today, we turn our attention to the Court’s less extensive experience with amicus briefs in criminal cases.
In Table 120 below, we report the total number of amicus briefs accepted
Today, we begin our analysis of a new subject – tracking the California Supreme Court’s experience with amicus curiae briefs. The Court more closely tracks the experience of the United States Supreme Court than of other state Supreme Courts (including the Illinois Supreme Court, as reported in our Illinois Supreme Court Review) in its