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 June 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
Luther v. Hoskins
The Missouri Supreme Court rejected voters' challenge to Missouri's new congressional district map, which the plaintiffs said ran afoul of state constitutional prohibitions on mid-decade redistricting. The court said the state constitution contained no express prohibition on mid-decade redistricting and that the map was a "valid exercise" of the "plenary legislative power to establish congressional districts."
Jameson v. Montgomery
Ruled that constitutional victims’ rights provision precluded suit against individuals entitled to prosecutorial immunity
State ex rel Rosenblum v. Living Essentials, LLC
Ruled that statute prohibiting false and misleading marketing did not unconstitutionally conflict with free speech clause, as it fell within the historical exception for fraud
Session v. State
Ruled that sex offender registration statute does not unconstitutionally regulate citizens' "social status"
In re Abigail B.
Ruled that court order extending detention of individuals at a hospital pending evaluation for involuntary commitment violated substantive due process guarantees
Community Success Initiative v. Moore
Ruled that a statute requiring individuals with felony convictions to complete their sentences before regaining the right to vote was not racially discriminatory
State v. O'Brien
Ruled that police expansion of traffic stop by asking for consent to search defendant’s car based on detection of marijuana odor alone was unlawful under the state constitution
People v. Platteel
Ruled that a victim exercising the right to attend a preliminary hearing under statutory and constitutional provisions for crime victim rights can only be compelled to testify by defense counsel subpoena
In re 2021 Redistricting Cases
Ruled that the pairing of house districts constituted an unconstitutional political gerrymander violating equal protection
Hotze v. Turner
Ruled that the City could not rely on the primacy clause in an election ordinance to avoid complying with the citizen-initiated proposition
The Marcellus Shale Coalition v. Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth
Ruled that state agencies acted within their authority consistent with the constitution’s Environmental Rights Amendment when they promulgated regulations for unconventional gas wells
