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 May 2025.
Featured Cases
League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Alexander
South Carolina Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering claims are nonjusticiable political questions, which state courts cannot review, under the state constitution.
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.
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.
Commonwealth v. Middaugh
Ruled that a license suspension which is unreasonably delayed through no fault of the driver may violate due process provision, but required showing of prejudice
State v. Harrison
Held Attorney General could not constitutionally delegate prosecution of official misconduct charges to circuit solicitor
State v. Mixton
Ruled IP addresses and ISP subscriber information are not protected under Private Affair Clause and law enforcement may obtain the information with only an administrative subpoena
State v. Keefe
Concurrence and Dissent would have held that life without parole sentences are per se unconstitutional for juvenile offenders
