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
Johnson v. Wyoming
Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's abortion and medication abortion bans for violating a 2012 amendment that granted adults the right to make their own health care decisions
League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature (LWV 1)
Utah Supreme Court sent partisan gerrymandering case back to lower court to consider whether the legislature violated voters' fundamental right to "reform or alter" their government when it overturned redistricting reforms passed by initiative. Lower court found legislators violated that right and struck the current congressional map, adopting an alternative proposed by the plaintiffs
Jackson v. Florida
Florida Supreme Court upheld a 2023 law that permits eligible defendants to be sentenced to death on the recommendation of only 8 of 12 jurors
Odyssey 2020 Academy, Inc. v. Galveston Central Appraisal District
Ruled that the state constitution does not permit a property tax exemption for a charter school
James v. Heinrich
Held that pandemic order restricting or prohibiting in-person instruction violated right to free exercise of religion
State v. Bemer
Ruled statute permitting court to order defendant to submit to exam for sexually transmitted diseases based only on having been charged with a sexual act offense violated right to be free from unreasonable searches
McLaughlin v. Montana State Legislature
Ruled that legislative subpoenas for the production of Court Administrator's devices used to facilitate polling of state judges and emails exceed the scope of legislative authority
State v. Andujar
Ruled that implicit or unconscious racial bias in jury selection process, not just purposeful discrimination, may violate constitutional right to trial by fair and impartial jury
State v. Galvin
Ruled Division of Elections' omission of party nominee’s nonpartisan voter affiliation on ballot did not violate nominee’s constitutional right of political association
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce v. City of Portland
Ruled that voter-initiated legislation establishing an emergency minimum wage in Portland does not violate home rule and direct initiative provisions of constitution
In re Interrogatories on Senate Bill 21-247 Submitted by the Colorado General Assembly
Ruled that redistricting amendments prohibit the legislature from taking any actions that would curtail the independence of the redistricting commission or courts
New Hampshire Democratic Party v. Secretary of State
Ruled that statute amending voter registration laws to impose certain requirements for proving an individual's domicile violates constitutional right to vote
Mesnard v. Campagnolo
Ruled House Speaker's legislative immunity extends to actions around investigatory report on representative as it was a legislative function, but not to issuance of defamatory news release
