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BEST TO WORST LEGAL SYSTEMS IN AMERICA

Overall Rank State Overall Rating Rank for Juries' Predictability Rank for Scientific and Technical Evidence
1
 Delaware 74.4
3
1
2
 Nebraska 69.1
1
8
3
 Virginia 68.7
6
2
4
 Iowa 68.6
4
14
5
 Idaho 66.2
11
5
6
 Utah 65.8
8
22
7
 New Hampshire 65.2
14
19
8
 Minnesota 65.0
10
4
9
 Kansas 64.4
9
15
10
 Wisconsin 64.4
13
9
11
 Indiana 64.4
16
17
12
 Maine 64.1
12
20
13
 Colorado 63.9
22
6
14
 Arizona 63.8
17
10
15
 Wyoming 63.8
7
26
16
 North Dakota 63.8
2
42
17
 South Dakota 63.6
5
29
18
 Connecticut 62.5
15
7
19
 North Carolina 61.9
18
21
20
 Vermont 61.5
21
30
21
 Maryland 61.4
25
18
22
 NEW YORK 61.4
38
3
23
 Michigan 61.3
23
13
24
 Washington 60.7
24
16
25
 Tennessee 60.7
19
28
26
 New Jersey 60.2
28
11
27
 Oregon 58.4
27
27
28
 Massachusetts 57.7
36
12
29
 Georgia 57.6
32
35
30
 Pennsylvania 57.5
34
24
31
 Oklahoma 57.5
20
31
32
 Ohio 57.2
30
23
33
 Alaska 56.5
44
33
34
 Nevada 56.4
29
36
35
 Kentucky 56.0
31
43
36
 Rhode Island 55.7
26
40
37
 New Mexico 55.1
42
37
38
 Florida 54.1
37
41
39
 Hawaii 53.7
40
34
40
 South Carolina 53.0
33
45
41
 Missouri 52.9
39
39
42
 Arkansas 52.5
43
46
43
 Montana 51.7
35
44
44
 Illinois 50.5
41
38
45
 Texas 49.9
45
25
46
 California 45.2
49
32
47
 Louisiana 40.5
46
47
48
 Alabama 34.3
47
48
49
 West Virginia 31.9
48
49
50
 Mississippi 25.7
50
50
The State Liability Systems Ranking, by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform, compares states based on jury predictability, treatment of scientific evidence, quality of judges and other factors. Higher score indicates a fair, predictable legal system that will be more likely to attract business investment and growth.
Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, www.uschamber.com.