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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
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.
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.
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
Mack v. Williams
Held that there is a private right of action for monetary relief under state search and seizure clause, and state has no qualified immunity defense in the absence of legislation
Stivers v. Beshear
Ruled legislature has legislative immunity from declaratory action brought by executive branch challenging constitutionality of certain laws related to pandemic
State v. Brasher
Ruled crime victims had standing to file direct appeal of restitution portion of defendant’s sentence under Ohio Constitution’s victims’ rights amendment
State v. Morris
Ruled juvenile defendant’s life sentence with parole eligibility constitutes cruel and unusual punishment when court failed to consider youth as a mitigating factor in sentencing
Johnson v. Wyoming
Plaintiffs claim that abortion ban violates the fundamental right to be left alone by government as guaranteed by several rights enshrined in the state constitution
Kligler v. Attorney General
Ruled that there is no fundamental right to physician-assisted suicide
In re D.R.
Ruled statute violated procedural due process because it prevented juvenile court from exercising discretion to terminate juvenile sex offender registrant status into adulthood
Brandt v. Pompa
Ruled that the compensatory damages caps for noneconomic loss is unconstitutional as applied to child victims of intentional criminal conduct
State v. Rollinson
Dissent would have ruled trial court’s noncompliance with statutory requirements before allowing defendant to waive his right to trial by jury violated right to a jury trial
Commonwealth ex rel. Cameron v. Johnson
Ruled statute providing tax credits for contributions to educational nonprofit organizations violated constitution's education clause