State Case Database
Search State Court Report's database of significant state supreme court decisions and pending cases. Download decisions and briefs for cases that develop state constitutional law. This is a selected database and does not include every state supreme court case. See methodology and "How to Use the State Case Database" for more information.
This database is updated monthly, although individual cases may be updated more frequently. Last updated comprehensively with cases decided through August 2025.
Featured Cases
Hoke County Board of Education v. State of North Carolina
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned its own precedent and put an end to more than 30 years of litigation involving the funding of public education in the state
Commonwealth v. Lee
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that mandating a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, for “felony murder” — a legal doctrine that allows someone to be prosecuted for murder for any death that occurs during the commission of a separate felony, even if the defendant never meant to kill anyone — violates the Pennsylvania Constitution’s ban on “cruel” punishments
League of Women Voters of Missouri v. State
The Missouri Supreme Court permanently enjoined legislation criminalizing third-party voter registration and voter-engagement activities, affirming a lower court decision that the restrictions violated core political speech
Kalarchik v. State
Montana Supreme Court affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking the state from enforcing policies that prevent transgender residents from updating their driver's licenses or birth certificates to reflect their gender identity
Wren v. Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Wisconsin Supreme Court held statute granting immunity to health-care providers during the Covid-19 state of emergency did not violate jury trial right
Keenen v. Russ
Oklahoma Supreme Court held unconstitutional, as applied to the state's public employee retirement system, a law requiring state entities to divest from financial companies that "boycott energy companies"
Goodman v. Nemes
Kentucky Supreme Court voided articles of impeachment against a state trial judge and enjoined any further proceedings, finding the legislature lacked the power to impeach the judge based on its disagreement with her rulings
In the Matter of Request for Opinion of the Justices
Maine Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion that proposed legislation extending ranked-choice voting to the general elections for governor and the state legislature would, if enacted, violate clauses requiring those positions to be elected by a plurality of all votes
Allegheny Reproductive Health v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Pennsylvania Supreme Court reinstated lawsuit challenging constitutionality of ban on Medicaid-funded abortion and held that the ban must survive heightened scrutiny; on remand, lower court found the ban violates the state's equal rights amendment and equal protection guarantee
Roundtree v. City of Page
Arizona Supreme Court holds that the constitutional right to initiate law at the local level does authorize non-legislative initiatives
Jackson v. Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
Michigan Supreme Court affirms retroactive application of a prior ruling that government retention of surplus proceeds from a tax foreclosure auction is an unconstitutional taking
Office of the Auditor of Accounts v. Office of the Attorney General
Vermont Supreme Court held that the Vermont Constitution does not grant Vermont's Auditor of Accounts powers outside of those authorized by the legislature
