In 2005, the Supreme Court decided four cases which originated in the Industrial Commission (renamed, effective January 1, 2005, as the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission. The Court decided six one-off administrative law cases, originating at the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, the state Department of Employment Security, the Secretary of State,
Which Boards, Commissions and Agencies Accounted for the Supreme Court’s Administrative Law Decisions, 1990-2004?
For the past eight weeks, we’ve been reviewing the data for which Circuit Courts accounted for each Appellate Court District’s Supreme Court cases from 1990 to 2019 (so far). This week, we’re reviewing the data on administrative boards, commissions and agencies.
In 1990, the Supreme Court decided three cases which originated at the ARDC Review
How Have Non-Government Entities Fared in Cases Involving Governmental Agencies and Officers and Administrative Law (2014-2019)
The Court’s docket of government and administrative law cases is up a bit over the past six years, increasing to forty cases: seven in 2014, eight in 2015, eleven in 2016, nine in 2017, four in 2018 and one (up to early May) in 2019.
Nineteen of the Court’s cases were won by the government
How Have Non-Government Entities Fared in Cases Involving Governmental Agencies and Officers and Administrative Law (2006-2013)
Cases involving government and administrative law fell substantially between 2006 to 2013. During those eight years, the Court decided thirty-eight cases: eight in 2006, four in 2007, one in 2008, five in 2009, two in 2010, seven in 2011, five in 2012 and six in 2013.
The Court decided twenty cases won by the defender
How Have Non-Government Entities Fared in Cases Involving Governmental Agencies and Officers and Administrative Law (1998-2005)?
Between 1998 and 2005, the Court decided a total of fifty-four cases involving government officers, agencies and powers: five per year in 1998, 1999 and 2000, six in 2001, eight in 2002, ten in 2003, eight in 2004 and seven in 2005.
Two-thirds of those government/admin cases were won at the Appellate Court by the
How Have Non-Government Entities Fared in Cases Involving Governmental Agencies and Officers and Administrative Law (1990-1997)?
Today, we begin our analysis of one of the Court’s most common areas on concern – cases involving governmental entities and administrative law. As usual, we’ll begin with the first eight years – 1990-1997.
Between 1990 and 1997, the Court decided forty-eight cases which involved governmental entities and officers and administrative law: nine in 1990,
What Kind of Government and Administrative Law Case Is the Court Most Likely to Hear?
Last week, we reviewed the Court’s history since 1990 with civil cases involving governmental parties and administrative law, and criminal cases involving the law of sentencing. This week, we’re digging deeper, looking at three questions: (1) does the Court tend to take more cases in each area won by one side or the other below;
How Many Government and Administrative Law Cases Has the Court Decided a Year?
For the past two weeks, we’ve been studying the Court’s death penalty cases. This week, we’re turning our attention to a new topic – (1) government and administrative law; and (2) sentencing law in the criminal docket. First up is civil cases involving government parties and administrative law issues. Since 1990, the Supreme Court has
How Often Do Governmental Entities Win Their Civil Appeals (Part 4)?
For the past two weeks, we’ve been reviewing the government’s winning percentage as the appellant in civil cases at the Illinois Supreme Court. Today, we finish our review with the years 2011 through 2016.
In 2011, the government won its only domestic relations case as an appellant. Governmental entities won two of three cases in
How Often Do Government Entities Win Their Civil Appeals (Part 3)?
Last week, we began reviewing the government’s winning percentage in civil appeals. We began by reviewing the data for the years 1990-2003. This week, we address the more recent years, beginning with the period 2004-2010.
For the beginning of this period, the government fared somewhat worse in both constitutional law and government and administrative law