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 February 2025.
Featured Cases
LeMieux v. Evers
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held, in a divided decision, that the governor did not exceed his partial veto authority under the state constitution when he altered digits, words, and punctuation in a budget bill to extend a school funding increase from 2 to 402 years.
Griffin v. State Board of Elections
A candidate for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, who lost by over 700 votes, claims that the state board of elections followed an incorrect process for registering voters and seeks in invalidate more than 60,000 votes.
People v. Taylor; People v. Czarnecki
Michigan Supreme Court held that mandatory life-without-parole sentences violate the state constitution’s protection against “cruel or unusual” punishment for anyone under age 21 at the time of the offense. The decision extends the court’s 2022 ruling in People v. Parks that such sentences are unconstitutional for those 18 or under.
State v. Langston
Ruled that the sentencing court’s consideration of acquitted conduct did not violate defendant’s state constitutional rights to due process
State ex rel. DeBlase v. Ohio Ballot Board
Concurrence would have held that constitution's initiative and referendum clause does not limit ballot initiatives to a single subject, object, or purpose
Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. State
Ruled that legislative acts prohibiting abortion after certain cutoff points while providing for a civil enforcement mechanism were unconstitutional
Raffensperger v. Jackson
Held that an licensing requirement for lactation consultants violated due process and the right “to pursue a lawful occupation of their choosing free from unreasonable government interference”
In re Judge Christian Coomer
Ruled that judicial conduct code does not apply to conduct before the person became a judicial candidate and that discipline for conduct outside of the judicial capacity requires bad faith
Wisconsin Justice Initiative, Inc. v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Held that the process by which Marsy's Law amendment was submitted to voters satisfied constitutional requirements
State ex rel. Attorney General of Iowa v. Autor
Ruled that the constitution does not afford a jury right when the attorney general pursues civil enforcement actions under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act.
Taylor v. Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency
Ruled attorney general’s suit on behalf of the state against the Legislative Affairs Agency violated constitution’s prohibition on suits against the legislature by the governor
Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc. v. State
Ruled that the State could pursue legal action for harm to a right held by the public following the release of hazardous substances that contaminated local groundwater
Kranz v. City of Bloomington
Ruled that an unconstitutional provision in a proposed charter amendment was not severable because severance would deprive the amendment of its efficacy or strength
