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."
Terry Hubbard v. State
Florida Supreme Court will consider whether a statewide prosecution office, created by an amendment limiting its jurisdiction to crimes occurring in or affecting multiple judicial circuits, may prosecute a person accused of voting while ineligible
In re Kowalczyk
California Supreme Court will consider whether and how each of two clauses governs a judge's decision to deny bail and whether a court may set bail above an arrestee's ability to pay, causing a de facto denial
Commonwealth v. Meta Platforms
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will consider, in part, whether the state's claims about Instagram's addictive design features and representations of the safety of its services are barred by state and federal speech protections
Commonwealth v. Arias
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will consider whether a traffic stop a lower court found to be pretextual, and subsequent arrest for a separate low-level traffic offense, violate the state's search and seizure clause
State v. Stubbs
The Kansas Supreme Court held that a state statute that criminalizes knowingly possessing a dangerous knife with intent to use it unlawfully against another was not unconstitutionally vague
State v. Phipps
The Kansas Supreme Court overruled its prior decision in State v. Roat, eliminating prudential exceptions to mootness and reaffirming that mootness is a jurisdictional doctrine under the Kansas Constitution
State v. Green
The Kansas Supreme Court held that the state's premeditated first-degree murder statute was not unconstitutionally vague under the Kansas Constitution
State v. Woods
The Supreme Court of Iowa held that an Iowa statute, which prohibits carrying dangerous weapons while illegally possessing a controlled substance or committing an indictable offense, did not violate the federal or state constitutional right to keep and bear arms
