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 March 2025.
Featured Cases
Evers v. Marklein
Wisconsin Supreme Court held that statutes permitting a legislative committee to pause, object to, or suspend administrative rules for varying periods of time both before and after promulgation — used by the committee in this case effectively to block for three years a rule banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ patients — facially violate the state constitution’s bicameralism and presentment requirements.
Kaul v. Urmanski
Wisconsin Supreme Court held that an 1849 law, which a local prosecutor had claimed was a near-total abortion ban, is impliedly repealed as to abortion by subsequent legislation and does not ban the procedure in the state.
Contoocook Valley School District v. New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Supreme Court affirmed the state's existing education funding law is constitutionally inadequate and $7,356.01 per pupil as a minimum constitutional guidepost for the legislature, but reversed the trial court's injunction directing the state immediately to pay that amount because the court failed to give adequate weight to separation of powers concerns.
Vlaming v. West Point School Board
Allowed teacher to proceed with claim that refusal to use a student's preferred pronouns is protected by the teacher's free-exercise rights
Cruz-Guzman v. State
Held that claims of racial imbalances in public education do not need to establish state action caused the racial imbalances
State v. Harrell
Ruled that the right to an impartial jury does not guarantee a criminal defendant a specific number of peremptory challenges
Hoffmann v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission
Ordered the independent redistricting commission to reconvene to redraw the state's congressional districts to replace court-drawn map
Bennett v. United States
Held that statute of repose barring medical malpractice claims after eight years violated privileges and immunities clause and access to justice guarantees
Black Voters Matter v. Byrd
Plaintiffs allege that the newly enacted congressional map is racially discriminatory and a partisan gerrymander in violation of the state constitution
State v. $2,435 in United States Currency
Held that right to a jury trial in a civil case applies to actions seeking to confiscate money under civil forfeiture statute
Latino Action Network v. New Jersey
Held that public education system was segregated within districts but did not find statewide segregation
Brown v. Secretary of State
Held that a partisan gerrymandering claim raises a nonjusticiable political question
Hoke County Board of Education v. State
State legislators are asking the court to find that the district court judge lacked subject matter jurisdiction when, on remand from the supreme court, he calculated how much certain education improvements would cost.
