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
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 said 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."
Winn v. Brady
The Hawai'i Supreme Court held that a recorded judment liean is a constitutionally protected property interest such that the interest holder is entitled to notice consistent
State v. Scott
The Supreme Court of Nebraska held that state and federal search and seizure protections did not apply to the defendant's arrest because Belizean police acted independently and were not in a "joint venture" with U.S. law enforcement
The Promenade D'Iberville, LLC v. Jacksonville Electric Authority
The Mississippi Supreme Court held the Mississippi Constitution does not bar courts from adjudicating claims against out-of-state entities, despite assertions of sovereign immunity and alleged violations of the Full Faith and Credit Clause and other comity principles
State v. Small
The Supreme Court of Appeals for West Virginia held the defendant's state and federal due process rights were not violated
State v. Perea
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled that first-hand observations by a confidential informant can satisfy the requirement of probable cause for a search warrant under the state’s Rules of Criminal Procedure and search and seizure provision, if it is supported by sufficient detail to indicate the informant’s basis of knowledge
Land v. BAS, LLC
The Arkansas Supreme Court held that the Commissioner of State Lands mailing a notice of tax sale via certified mail to the property owner’s last known addressed satisfied due process, and a tax sale of property where sufficient notice was provided did not constitute a taking under the state and federal constitutions, precluding the owner from overcoming sovereign immunity based on these claims
Bojorquez v. State
The Florida Supreme Court held that repealed taxicab licenses that are no longer recognized by the State and County due to the dissolution of the issuing Commission did not amount to compensable property under the state’s Takings Clause
University of Utah v. Tullis
The Utah Supreme Court held that its prior plurality decision holding that recovery limits statutes were unconstitutional as applied to the University of Utah did not have precedential value in the present medical malpractice suit
City of Dover v. Secretary of State
The New Hampshire Supreme Court held that a redistricting statute is presumed constitutional and will not be invalidated unless there is a clear and substantial conflict with the constitution
Bolen v. New Mexico Racing Commission
The Supreme Court of New Mexico held that judicial immunity is an affirmative defense available to public bodies sued under New Mexico's Civil Rights Act and may extend to bodies performing quasi-judicial functions in the executive branch
