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

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