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
State v. Kelliher
Held that a de facto life sentence for a juvenile defendant whom a trial court deemed “neither incorrigible nor irredeemable” violates the state constitution
Ex parte Warren Averett Cos.
Dissent would have ruled that contractual jury-waiver provisions should be construed narrowly to safeguard constitutional right to jury trials
Commonwealth v. Reed
Concurrence would have clarified that state constitution provides greater protections than the Fourth Amendment
Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration v. 2600 Holdings, LLC
Ruled sovereign immunity defense does not bar courts from issuing mandamus orders, but bars declaratory relief claim of medical marijuana applicant for not pleading unconstitutional or illegal state action
People v. Lymon
Court will decide whether registering as a sex offender constitutes punishment for a cruel or unusual punishment analysis
In re Flores (Anthony) on H.C.
Dissent would have granted review and found parole determinations without in-person hearings may not comport with constitutional guarantee of due process
State v. Sheffield
Concurrence wrote that trial court’s failure to swear in a dismissed and subsequently recalled alternate juror deprived defendant of the right to trial by a jury of twelve
Koussa v. Attorney General
Ruled initiative petitions related to the relationship between companies and app-based drivers and tort liability to third parties violated related subjects requirement
Colpack v. Attorney General
Ruled initiative petition affecting licensing of retail alcohol sales for off-premises consumption and expanding measures against underage purchases complied with related subjects requirement
State v. Riley
Concurrence wrote that state constitution affords greater protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, and the constitution requires more than a routine traffic stop to conduct a dog sniff search