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
Commonwealth v. Meta Platforms
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed denial of Meta and Instagram's motion to dismiss youth addictive design claims
Roundtree v. City of Page
Arizona Supreme Court holds that the constitutional right to initiate law at the local level does authorize non-legislative initiatives
Jackson v. Southfield Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
Michigan Supreme Court affirms retroactive application of a prior ruling that government retention of surplus proceeds from a tax foreclosure auction is an unconstitutional taking
Gamble v. State
Arizona Supreme Court held that it does not violate the state's search and seizure clause for police to arrest someone for a lesser crime when there is probable cause for that arrest, even if the arrest is pretext for investigating a more serious crime
Office of the Auditor of Accounts v. Office of the Attorney General
Vermont Supreme Court held that the Vermont Constitution does not grant Vermont's Auditor of Accounts powers outside of those authorized by the legislature
Lawyers for Children v. New York State Office of Children
New York Court of Appeals will consider whether a state agency acted without legislative authorization when it created a new system temporarily placing children, whose parents voluntarily seek outside care, in "host homes"
State v. Gleason
Kansas Supreme Court established that the right to a jury trial is coextensive with jury rights at common law and held that failure to instruct on an element of a charged crime creates a rebuttable presumption of prejudice and is not grounds for automatic reversal
State ex rel. Office of the State Engineer v. Intrepid Potash, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court held that speculation is not sufficient to rebut the presumption that water rights have been abandoned
Koski v. RNC
Virginia Supreme Court permitted legislature’s proposed amendment to redraw the state’s congressional map to proceed to a vote, staying trial court's temporary restraining order against officials moving forward with the election
Williams v. Board of Elections of the State of New York
New York trial court held that the state’s 11th congressional district violated a 2014 state constitutional amendment barring racial vote dilution and ordered the state’s congressional map redrawn. The U.S. Supreme Court stayed the trial court’s order pending the disposition of the appeal in the New York state courts and any petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court. The state case was subsequently dismissed on the agreement of the parties
