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
McDougle v. Scott
Virginia Supreme Court, in a split decision, nullified a constitutional amendment approved by voters that would have redrawn the state's congressional districts, finding the legislative process used for the amendment violated the state constitution
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
State ex rel. Boggs v. City of Cleveland
Ohio Supreme Court held a municipality's state constitutional duty to pay compensation when its actions amount to a taking applies regardless of whether the property being taken is outside the city's boundaries
Michigan Immigrant Rights Center v. Governor
Michigan Supreme Court, post-oral argument, denied petition for review raising whether a statute barring claims against the state unless the plaintiff provides notice of the claim within one year of accrual, applies to constitutional claims for prospective relief against officials
State v. Stubbs
The Kansas Supreme Court held that a state statute that criminalizes knowingly possessing a dangerous knife with intent to use it unlawfully against another was not unconstitutionally vague
State v. Phipps
The Kansas Supreme Court overruled its prior decision in State v. Roat, eliminating prudential exceptions to mootness and reaffirming that mootness is a jurisdictional doctrine under the Kansas Constitution
State v. Green
The Kansas Supreme Court held that the state's premeditated first-degree murder statute was not unconstitutionally vague under the Kansas Constitution
State v. Fletcher
The Supreme Court of Idaho held that drug dog sniffs were not unconstitutional searches under the Idaho Constitution
State v. Woods
The Supreme Court of Iowa held that an Iowa statute, which prohibits carrying dangerous weapons while illegally possessing a controlled substance or committing an indictable offense, did not violate the federal or state constitutional right to keep and bear arms
State v. Ramirez
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held tha the 46-month delay between the filing of charges and the start of the defendant's trial did not violate the defendant's right to a speedy trial
Paxton v. American Oversight
The Supreme Court of Texas held that district courts lack jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus against constitutional executive officers, like the Governor and Attorney General, unless expressly authorized by statute
State v. Ninh
The Kansas Supreme Court held that criminal rape and aggravated criminal sodomy statutes were not unconstitutionally vague
