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
League of Women Voters of Missouri v. State
The Missouri Supreme Court permanently enjoined criminal penalties for third-party voter registration and voter-engagement activities, upholding a lower court decision that the restrictions were unconstitutionally vague and violated free speech and association rights
State v. Lancaster
Ruled police failure to inform defendant of cause of arrest in violation of statutory notice requirements did not violate constitution’s protection against unreasonable seizure
Lancaster County Board of Equalization v. Moser
Ruled that no constitutional principles of uniform and proportionate taxation require that an isolated error in the subclassification of one taxpayer's property must be replicated through the equalization process
State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose
Ruled statute governing appointment of election observers by any political party or group of 5 or more candidates does not violate equal protection clause
State v. Sallis
Ruled traffic stop based on police recollection of defendant’s driver license status from a prior stop was constitutional
Villafana v. State
Ruled that defendant’s consecutive sentences upon conviction for sexually abusing a child on multiple occasions did not constitute cruel or unusual punishment
State v. Reddick
Held jury unanimity rule announced by Supreme Court in Ramos does not apply retroactively to cases on state collateral review but prospectively under state constitutional amendment
Kohlhaas v. State
Held that ballot initiative adopting nonpartisan primary election and ranked-choice voting did not infringe on voting rights, political parties’ associational rights, or other constitutional provisions
ACLU of Nevada v. The County of Nye
Writ issued mandating county and county clerk adopt and refrain from certain procedures related to ballot counting and the role of observers during the ballot counting process
AFSCME v. State
Ruled that statute converting state employees to at-will did not infringe on constitutional contract rights or right to bargain collectively
Welter v. Board of Registration in Medicine
Ruled state board suspension of medical license for false advertising did not violate doctor’s substantive due process rights under federal and state constitutions
