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 March 2025.
Featured Cases
Black Voters Matter v. Byrd
Florida Supreme Court upheld the state's 2022 congressional map against voting rights groups' challenge that it diminishes Black voters' ability to elect candidates of their choice in violation of a 2010 amendment, finding the plaintiffs had not proven the possibility of drawing a remedial map that complies with the federal equal protection clause.
Evers v. Marklein
Wisconsin Supreme Court held that statutes permitting a legislative committee to pause, object to, or suspend administrative rules for varying periods of time both before and after promulgation — used by the committee in this case effectively to block for three years a rule banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ patients — facially violate the state constitution’s bicameralism and presentment requirements.
Kaul v. Urmanski
Wisconsin Supreme Court held that an 1849 law, which a local prosecutor had claimed was a near-total abortion ban, is impliedly repealed as to abortion by subsequent legislation and does not ban the procedure in the state.
League of Women Voters of Michigan v. Secretary of State
Held a geographic distribution requirement for petition signatures was unconstitutional, but allowing a checkbox indicating whether the petition circulator was paid or volunteer
State v. Carr
Upheld death sentence as not violating right to life and jury trial rights under state constitution
International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 50 v. The City of Peoria
Held a local ordinance exceeded the city's home rule authority when it defined terms in a state law inconsistently with how the state supreme court had previously construed those terms
Department of Administration v. Retired Public Employees of Alaska, Inc.
Ruled retired state employee option to purchase dental insurance is a benefit constitutionally protected from diminishment
M.S.S. v. J.E.B.
Dissent would have held that substantive due process requires a hearing on the termination of parental rights before a court can order a non-consensual adoption
State v. Katz
Held that a law criminalizing the non-consensual distribution of an 'intimate image' does not violate speech protections
Adams v. DeWine
Invalidated congressional district map as violating the state constitution's redistricting provisions
Shefa v. Ellison
Held that a law requiring unanimous votes by the Board of Pardons did not violate constitutional provisions related to pardons or separation of powers
State v. Peoples
Held the warrantless search of the home of a person on probation did not violate the right to privacy or prohibition on unreasonable searches
State v. Wright
Held that arrest for a suspected traffic violation by a volunteer officer not authorized to make such an arrest violated the prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures
