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 April 2024.
Featured Cases
Texas v. Loe
The Texas Supreme Court refused to block a ban on certain medical treatments for transgender minors, saying the state legislature had a rational basis for passing the law and that it does not improperly infringe on the rights of parents to make medical decisions for the children or on physicians’ abilities to treat patients. The court also said the law does not constitute sex discrimination and declined to treat transgender people as a protected class.
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc, et al. v. Kim Reynolds, et al.
The Iowa Supreme Court held that abortion is not a fundamental right under the state constitution and is only subject to rational basis review. The court reversed a lower court injunction halting the state's "fetal heartbeat" law.
Drummond v. Statewide Virtual Charter Schoolboard
Ruled that the state education board’s approval of a Catholic school's application to be a public charter school violated the Oklahoma Constitution, the federal Establishment Clause, and the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act
In re Opinion of the Justices
Held that constitution authorized legislature to adopt into law several proposed ballot measures without change
Burnett v. Smith
Held that damages actions against the state for constitutional violations are not recognized by the court unless authorized by common law, state statute, or the constitution
Jameson v. Montgomery
Ruled that constitutional victims’ rights provision precluded suit against individuals entitled to prosecutorial immunity
State ex rel Rosenblum v. Living Essentials, LLC
Ruled that statute prohibiting false and misleading marketing did not unconstitutionally conflict with free speech clause, as it fell within the historical exception for fraud
State v. Thompson
Ruled that defendant’s unconstitutionally excessive life sentence resulted from sentencing counsel’s performance which violated the right to effective assistance of counsel
Planned Parenthood v. Utah
Plaintiffs claim that abortion restrictions violate the right to determine family composition, Equal Rights Amendment, right to uniform operation of laws, right to bodily integrity and privacy, and right of conscience
Becker v. Dane Cnty.
Ruled that a local health officer's authority to issue public health orders does not run afoul of separation of powers
Session v. State
Ruled that sex offender registration statute does not unconstitutionally regulate citizens' "social status"
Comunity Success Initiative v. Moore
Ruled that a statute requiring individuals with felony convictions to complete their sentences before regaining the right to vote was not racially discriminatory
In re Abigail B.
Ruled that court order extending detention of individuals at a hospital pending evaluation for involuntary commitment violated substantive due process guarantees