State supreme courts issued 131 opinions between March 27 and April 2. The North Dakota Supreme Court 17 opinions, the most of any state, followed by Texas (court of criminal appeals) with 14 and West Virginia with nine.
Last week’s 131 opinions account for 8% of the year-to-date total of 1,640. Pennsylvania leads with 115 opinions issued since Jan. 1, followed by Delaware with 105 and Hawaii with 94.
Supreme courts in 27 states have issued fewer than 25 opinions since the start of the year. The North Carolina Supreme Court has not issued any opinions so far.
