Yesterday, we began our review of the Supreme Court’s civil constitutional law cases from 1990 to 2019. Between 2005 and 2019, the Supreme Court decided 64 civil constitutional law cases. Thirty-three of the Court’s constitutional law cases involved challenges to state government actions, and these cases were evenly distributed across the fifteen years. Thirteen cases involved court process and procedure. Nine cases involved claims of individual rights and another nine involved challenges to local government actions.
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Since joining the Court, Justice Karmeier has voted in 152 criminal constitutional law cases. He has voted for defendants in 35 of those cases and for the state 117 times. Between 2005 and 2009, he voted for defendants in 11 of 61 cases. Since that time, he supported defendants in 24 cases and voted against
The Supreme Court decided 150 criminal constitutional law cases between 2000 and 2009. The Court ruled for defendants in 58 cases and against defendants in the remaining 92. Between 2000 and 2002, the defendants won 22 cases and lost 23. Between 2003 and 2006, defendants won 27 cases and lost 46. Between 2007 and 2009,