Constitutional Law at the Court, Part 1 – How Many Civil Con Law Cases Does the Court Decide a Year?

Earlier this week at the Illinois Supreme Court Review, we began an intensive review of the Court’s caseload, one area of law at a time.  We began with the area of law most closely identified with courts of last resort – constitutional law.  Let’s start our review of the Court’s decisions with the civil constitutional law cases between 1992 and 2017.

For most of the period, the Court’s caseload of civil constitutional law cases has stayed fairly steady.  In 1992, the Court decided eight civil constitutional law cases.  The Court decided six cases in 1993 and 1994, eight in 1995 and three cases in 1996.

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