In this third post assessing the justices’ activities during the now-completed 2020-21 term, we’ll take a look at four topics that attracted attention last year: (1) fractured decisions; (2) frequency of separate opinions; (3) length of decisions; … [Continue reading]
These tables are derived from information contained in 51 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions filed between September 1, 2020, and the end of the court’s term in the summer of 2021. The total of 51 decisions omits orders pertaining to various motions, … [Continue reading]
Now that the justices have issued their final substantive decision of the 2020-21 term, the way is clear for a statistical assessment of their work over the past 12 months. Today’s post, the first in a series, focuses on the number of decisions … [Continue reading]
No decisions were filed this week (apart from a disciplinary ruling)--hence, no change in the standings. … [Continue reading]
Let me recommend a provocative article by Skylar Croy (a former law clerk and executive assistant to then-Chief Justice Patience Roggensack): “The Demise of the Law-Developing Function: A Case Study of the Wisconsin Supreme Court,” published in … [Continue reading]
This week’s pair of decisions—both titled Clean Wisconsin, Inc. v. DNR—benefited three teams. The Affirmed collected 10 points from Axley Brynelson for a brief, oral argument, and favorable outcome in Clean Wisconsin (2018AP000059), leaving them … [Continue reading]
These tables are derived from information contained in 249 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1956, and August 31, 1957. The total of 249 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]
This week’s decisions moved the Affirmed into sole possession of second place, thanks to eight points from Axley Brynelson for a brief and favorable outcome in St. Augustine School v. Carolyn Stanford Taylor. However, the Writs nearly kept pace, … [Continue reading]
These tables are derived from information contained in 258 Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions that were turned up in a Nexis Uni search for decisions filed between September 1, 1957, and August 31, 1958. The total of 258 decisions does not include … [Continue reading]
This week's pair of decisions brought no points to fantasy league teams--hence, no change in the standings. … [Continue reading]
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SCOWstats offers numerical analysis of the voting by Wisconsin Supreme Court justices on diverse issues over the past 106 years.
