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 2024.
Featured Cases
Genser v. Butler County Board of Elections
Held citizens whose mail-in ballots were disqualified for a failure to return them in the required secrecy envelope have a right to cast a provisional ballot and have it count.
Cincinnati Enquirer v. Bloom
Found the blanket sealing of a juvenile’s delinquency records when the juvenile is found not delinquent — the juvenile equivalent of not guilty — unconstitutional because there was no determination that the harm to the juvenile outweighed the public’s right to access court records
Gonzalez v. Miller
Unanimously affirmed the denial of a district attorney’s effort to dismiss a state Open Records Act request relating to her office’s “failure . . . to effectively prosecute criminal cases, and an open disregard for the laws of the State of Georgia"
Preterm-Cleveland v. Yost
Filed, by abortion providers, a lawsuit claiming the state’s abortion restrictions, including a 24-hour waiting period to receive abortion care, violate the state constitution’s right to reproductive freedom.
Doe v. Abbott and Muth v. PFLAG
Upheld, in a pair of decisions, injunctions prohibiting the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from enforcing an expanded definition of “child abuse” in a way that would mandate investigations of caregivers providing gender-affirming medical care for minors.
League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab
Held that voting was not a fundamental right under the state constitution's Bill of Rights, but a political right grounded elsewhere in the constitution.
NC NAACP v. Almance County
Held that law prohibiting removal of a confederate monument outside courthouse did not violate equal protection, tax, or open courts provisions of state constitutions
Moe v. Yost
Filed, by transgender minors and their parents, a lawsuit claiming the state’s ban on gender-affirming care violates the state constitution.
Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights v. Knudsen
Ruled that the Attorney General's ballot proposed ballot statement for a reproductive rights initiative was prejudicial and crafted a new, compliant statement.
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re: Limiting Government Interference with Abortion
Approved a constitutional amendment for the 2024 ballot that seeks to prevent laws that would "prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary for the patient's health."
Parker v. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Held that law prohibiting Sunday hunting does not violate recently enacted right to food amendment
Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Held that Wisconsin elections law did not permit elections officials to allow the of use of ballot drop boxes as a way for voters to return absentee ballots. Returns must made via mail or in person.
Washington v. Cline
Held that a man who sought damages via a direct constitutional claim for being denied a speedy trial was not eligible for any remedy because such claims are available only if there is no other existing remedy.
