Disposition of Supreme Court decisions on certiorari or appeal from state and territory courts, 1950-2006
Prepared by Keith Winstein (keithw at mit . edu), Sept. 6, 2006.

Note: Only includes dispositions with signed opinions. Does not include summary affirmances, summary reversals, or per curiam pluralities.

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State/TerritoryAffirmedReversedVacatedOtherTotal
Alabama16 (29%)32 (57%)4 (7%)4 (7%)56
Alaska1 (17%)2 (33%)2 (33%)1 (17%)6
Arizona14 (41%)19 (56%)1 (3%)0 (0%)34
Arkansas4 (20%)13 (65%)2 (10%)2 (10%)20
California67 (37%)89 (49%)20 (11%)9 (5%)183
Colorado6 (40%)9 (60%)0 (0%)0 (0%)15
Connecticut9 (33%)12 (44%)5 (19%)1 (4%)27
Delaware4 (44%)2 (22%)3 (33%)0 (0%)9
Florida23 (29%)46 (58%)7 (9%)5 (6%)80
Georgia14 (23%)37 (62%)5 (8%)5 (8%)60
Hawaii1 (25%)2 (50%)1 (25%)0 (0%)4
Idaho2 (22%)7 (78%)0 (0%)0 (0%)9
Illinois35 (34%)52 (50%)13 (13%)4 (4%)103
Indiana3 (20%)10 (67%)0 (0%)2 (13%)15
Iowa4 (29%)9 (64%)1 (7%)0 (0%)14
Kansas10 (29%)20 (59%)3 (9%)3 (9%)34
Kentucky7 (29%)17 (71%)0 (0%)0 (0%)24
Louisiana10 (21%)33 (69%)1 (2%)4 (8%)48
Maine5 (62%)3 (38%)0 (0%)0 (0%)8
Maryland12 (29%)21 (51%)7 (17%)1 (2%)41
Massachusetts6 (18%)24 (73%)3 (9%)1 (3%)33
Michigan21 (49%)19 (44%)3 (7%)0 (0%)43
Minnesota8 (35%)15 (65%)1 (4%)0 (0%)23
Mississippi3 (11%)20 (74%)4 (15%)0 (0%)27
Missouri12 (33%)19 (53%)5 (14%)0 (0%)36
Montana2 (33%)4 (67%)0 (0%)0 (0%)6
Nebraska5 (71%)3 (43%)0 (0%)0 (0%)7
Nevada3 (38%)4 (50%)1 (12%)0 (0%)8
New Hampshire2 (20%)8 (80%)0 (0%)0 (0%)10
New Jersey10 (32%)17 (55%)1 (3%)3 (10%)31
New Mexico5 (45%)7 (64%)0 (0%)0 (0%)11
New York56 (38%)78 (53%)8 (5%)6 (4%)146
North Carolina8 (30%)15 (56%)3 (11%)2 (7%)27
North Dakota2 (25%)5 (62%)1 (12%)0 (0%)8
Ohio21 (34%)36 (59%)5 (8%)1 (2%)61
Oklahoma9 (36%)16 (64%)2 (8%)0 (0%)25
Oregon5 (26%)12 (63%)2 (11%)1 (5%)19
Pennsylvania22 (42%)29 (55%)3 (6%)1 (2%)53
Rhode Island1 (17%)3 (50%)1 (17%)1 (17%)6
South Carolina3 (10%)22 (76%)3 (10%)1 (3%)29
South Dakota1 (17%)5 (83%)0 (0%)0 (0%)6
Tennessee9 (43%)12 (57%)0 (0%)0 (0%)21
Texas14 (18%)52 (67%)8 (10%)6 (8%)78
Utah6 (43%)7 (50%)1 (7%)0 (0%)14
Vermont2 (40%)3 (60%)0 (0%)0 (0%)5
Virginia13 (28%)27 (57%)3 (6%)4 (9%)47
Washington16 (40%)21 (52%)5 (12%)0 (0%)40
West Virginia5 (42%)7 (58%)0 (0%)0 (0%)12
Wisconsin11 (34%)14 (44%)6 (19%)1 (3%)32
Wyoming1 (33%)2 (67%)0 (0%)0 (0%)3
Puerto Rico2 (50%)2 (50%)0 (0%)0 (0%)4

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