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
People v. Ormsbee
Michigan Supreme Court will consider whether a law permitting trial courts to assess fees on convicted defendants to fund court operations violates due process by creating potential for bias, separation of powers, or a clause requiring a distinct statement for any tax
In re Kowalczyk
California Supreme Court recognized a right to pretrial release, absent delineated exceptions in one provision, that generally requires courts to set any bail in an amount reasonably attainable for the arrestee
Fitzmaurice v. City of Quincy
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will consider whether a city's plan to install statues of religious figures on a public building violates a provision that no subordination of any religion to another shall be established by law
In the Matter of Request for Opinion of the Justices
Maine Supreme Court issued an advisory opinion that proposed legislation extending ranked-choice voting to the general elections for governor and the state legislature would, if enacted, violate clauses requiring those positions to be elected by a plurality of all votes
Sobel v. Coleman (formerly Cameron)
Jewish women claim abortion ban, which defines human life as beginning at fertilization, violates prohibition on unintelligible laws because its application to in vitro fertilization is unclear, and religious liberties by inhibiting the Jewish duty to procreate and prioritizing Christian values
In re L.E.S.
Ohio Supreme Court overturned intermediate court decision devising a “would have been married” test to assess the parentage of children born to same-sex partners who were banned from marrying pre-Obergefell v. Hodges
Coronell v. Georgia
Detainees challenge a state law increasing the number of offenses that require upfront bail payment for pretrial release under the state due process clause
Mills v. Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
Electrical engineer Greg Mills challenges Arizona's licensing requirement for certain engineers as violating his right to earn a living under the state’s due process clause and running afoul of the privileges or immunities clause (the state’s equivalent of equal protection), among other claims
Muth v. Voe; Doe v. Abbott; Muth v. PFLAG
Texas Supreme Court vacated as moot temporary injunctions that had prohibited a state agency from conducting child abuse investigations of parents whose children received gender-affirming medical care. An appellate court had previously upheld the injunctions
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
