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 September 2025.
Featured Cases
McDougle v. Scott
Virginia Supreme Court, in a split decision, nullified a constitutional amendment approved by voters that would have allowed the state's congressional districts to be redrawn, 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
McDougle v. Scott
Virginia Supreme Court, in a split decision, nullified a constitutional amendment approved by voters that would have allowed the state's congressional districts to be redrawn, finding the legislative process used for the amendment violated the state constitution
Senate v. House of Representatives
Michigan Supreme Court will consider whether the state House should be ordered to present to the governor several bills that both legislative chambers passed but that the House did not send to the governor before the session ended
Kalarchik v. State
Montana Supreme Court affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking the state from enforcing policies that prevent transgender residents from updating their driver's licenses or birth certificates to reflect their gender identity
Wren v. Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital
Wisconsin Supreme Court held statute granting immunity to health-care providers during the Covid-19 state of emergency did not violate jury trial right
Matter of Miller v. State
New York Court of Appeals will consider three judges' challenge to the mandatory judicial retirement age in the state constitution and statutes, under the equal rights amendment
Keenen v. Russ
Oklahoma Supreme Court held unconstitutional, as applied to the state's public employee retirement system, a law requiring state entities to divest from financial companies that "boycott energy companies"
J.P. Morgan Chase v. City of Corsicana
Texas Supreme Court held that economic development grants or loans authorized by a 1987 amendment are subject to the state's "gift clauses," which restrict grants of public money to private entities
Goodman v. Nemes
Kentucky Supreme Court voided articles of impeachment against a state trial judge and enjoined any further proceedings, finding the legislature lacked the power to impeach the judge based on its disagreement with her rulings
People v. Kopp
California Supreme Court held that excessive fines clause is proper vehicle for challenging imposition of a fine; and equal protection requires courts before assessing certain fees to consider a criminal defendant's inability to pay, as laws imposing similar fees in civil cases contain a waiver option for indigent litigants
Thigpen v. Best Home Care
Minnesota Supreme Court held that penalty for unemployment benefit misrepresentation did not violate excessive fines clause and declined to decide whether ability to pay should be part of the proportionality analysis
