Today, we're reviewing the contents of our database, which includes every case decided by the Illinois Supreme Court since January 17, 1990. For every case, we've captured the following data points:
Official Reporter Citation
1. E. Reporter Citation
Docket Number
Case Name
Petitioner
Petitioner Governmental Entity (Y/N)
Respondent Governmental Entity (Y/N)
Source of Appellate Jurisdiction
Originating Jurisdiction
Trial Court
Trial Judge
Source of Case (Appellate Court)
Lower Court Dissent (Y/N)
Lower Court Published (Y/N)
Lower Court Disposition
Lower Court Disposition Direction
Petition Granted
Oral Argument
Decision
Grant to Oral Argument
Argument to Decision
Issue
Issue Area
Disposition Direction
Dissent Direction
Disposition
Winning Party
Majority Opinion Writer
Special Concurrence(s) Writer(s)
Dissent(s) Writer(s)
Majority Votes
Minority Votes
Length of Majority Opinion
Length of Concurrence(s)
Length of Dissent(s)
Amici Supporting Petitioner
Amici Supporting Respondent
Amici Supporting Neither
Since 2007:
Total Questions to Petitioner
Total Questions to Respondent
For Each of Seven Justices:
Vote
Questions to Petitioner
Questions to Respondent
Questions in Rebuttal
Join Concurrence (Y/N)
Join Dissent (Y/N)
Direction of Vote
Recusal (Y/N)
Arguing Counsel for Prevailing Party
Arguing Counsel for Losing Party
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