Last week, we began our look at the Court’s recent history with tax cases and attorney disciplinary matters. This week, we’re taking a closer look, using four metrics: (1) does the Court tend to take cases in this area of law won by one side or the other more often; (2) is the Court more
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How Many Attorney Disciplinary Cases Has the Court Decided a Year?

Yesterday, we reviewed the Court’s docket of tax cases. Today, we’re reviewing the Court’s yearly attorney disciplinary cases. Between 1990 and 2017, the Court has decided forty-three attorney disciplinary cases.
The Court decided ten attorney disciplinary cases in 1990, five in 1991, four in 1992, two in 1993, two in 1994 and one in 1995.…
How Many Tax Cases Does the Court Decide a Year?

For the last two weeks, we’ve been taking a close look at the Court’s docket of cases involving workers compensation on the civil side, and the elements of violent crimes on the criminal side. Today, we’re starting our look at two new topics: tax law and attorney disciplinary decisions. First, for the civil docket, we’re…
How Has the Court Decided Cases Involving the Elements of Violent Crimes Since 1990?
Last time, we took a close look at the Supreme Court’s cases involving workers compensation between 1990 and 2017. This time, we’re looking at the Court’s caseload involving the elements of violent crimes. For the entire period, 47.37% of the Court’s cases were won by the prosecution below. The Court reversed 48.15% of the cases …
How Has the Court Decided Workers Compensation Cases Since 1990?

Last week, we reviewed the Court’s yearly docket of workers compensation cases on the civil side, and on the criminal side, cases involving the elements of violent crimes. This week, we’re taking a closer look at how the Court has handled both kinds of cases. Overall, the Court has decided fifty-nine workers compensation cases since…
How Many Cases Involving the Elements of Violent Crimes Has the Court Decided a Year?

Yesterday, we reviewed the Court’s workers compensation caseload. Today, we’re in the criminal docket, reviewing the Court’s history with cases involving the elements of violent crimes. From 1990 to 2017, the Court decided fifty-seven cases in this area of law.
The Court decided two cases involving the elements of violent crimes in 1991, six in…
How Many Workers Compensation Cases Has the Court Decided a Year?

For the past two weeks, we’ve been taking an intensive look at the Court’s history with domestic relations and juvenile justice cases. This week and next, we’re looking at workers compensation cases on the civil side, and on the criminal docket, cases involving the elements of violent crimes.
The Court has decided fifty-nine workers compensation…
How Has the Court Decided Juvenile Justice Cases Since 1990?

Yesterday, we reviewed the Court’s recent history with domestic relations cases. Today, we’re over in the criminal docket, looking at juvenile justice cases.
Between 1990 and 2017, the Court decided eighty juvenile justice cases. Only a bit over half of those cases – 51.25% – were won by the defendant/juvenile below. The Court was slightly …
How Has the Court Decided Domestic Relations Cases Since 1990?

Last week, we reviewed the yearly docket of domestic relations cases on the civil side and juvenile justice decisions on the criminal side. This week, we’re taking a deeper look at those two areas of law, looking both at the kinds of cases the Court has taken, what impact the winners below has on the…
How Many Criminal Cases Has the Court Decided a Year Involving Juvenile Justice Issues?

Yesterday, we began our look at the Court’s civil domestic relations cases. Today, we’re looking at the Court’s eighty criminal cases the Court decided between 1990 and 2017 which principally involved juvenile justice issues.
The Court decided no juvenile justice cases in 1990 or 1992. It decided one in 1991, 1993 and 1994, two in…