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 August 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 found 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"
In the Matter of Request for Opinion of the Justices
Maine Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion that proposed legislation extending ranked-choice voting to the general elections for governor and the state legislature would, if enacted, violate clauses requiring those positions to be elected by a plurality of all votes
Roundtree v. City of Page
Arizona Supreme Court holds that the constitutional right to initiate law at the local level does authorize non-legislative initiatives
Jackson v. Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
Michigan Supreme Court affirms retroactive application of a prior ruling that government retention of surplus proceeds from a tax foreclosure auction is an unconstitutional taking
Office of the Auditor of Accounts v. Office of the Attorney General
Vermont Supreme Court held that the Vermont Constitution does not grant Vermont's Auditor of Accounts powers outside of those authorized by the legislature
State v. Gleason
Kansas Supreme Court established that the right to a jury trial is coextensive with jury rights at common law and held that failure to instruct on an element of a charged crime creates a rebuttable presumption of prejudice and is not grounds for automatic reversal
State ex rel. Office of the State Engineer v. Intrepid Potash, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court held that speculation is not sufficient to rebut the presumption that water rights have been abandoned
Commonwealth v. Meta Platforms
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed denial of Meta and Instagram's motion to dismiss youth addictive design claims
Mills v. Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
Electrical engineer Greg Mills challenges Arizona's licensing requirement for certain engineers as violating his right to earn a living under the state’s due process clause and running afoul of the privileges or immunities clause (the state’s equivalent of equal protection), among other claims
Maggard v. State
Missouri voters seek a court order suspending use of the legislature’s new congressional map until voters have a chance to approve or reject that map in a referendum
Lawyers for Children v. New York State Office of Children
New York Court of Appeals will consider whether a state agency acted without legislative authorization when it created a new system temporarily placing children, whose parents voluntarily seek outside care, in "host homes"
