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 October 2025.
Featured Cases
Equal Ground Education Fund v. Byrd; Vaccari v. Byrd; Common Cause v. DeSantis
Florida Supreme Court denied petition seeking to halt use of the state's new congressional map while consolidated challenges to the map under the state's Fair Districts Amendment proceed. An appellate court is reviewing a trial court's denial of a temporary injunction
NAACP v. Tennessee
Tennessee lower court dismissed challenge to the state's mid-decade congressional redistricting, which claimed the legislature did not have authority to alter state laws to allow the redistrictring because those alterations were not specifically included in the governor's proclamation calling the session
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
State v. Gnewuch
Held that Nebraska's deferred judgment statute did not violate the state constitution's separation of powers clause
NC NAACP v. Almance County
Held that law prohibiting removal of a confederate monument outside courthouse did not violate equal protection, tax, or open courts provisions of state constitutions
Montanans Securing Reproductive Rights v. Knudsen
Ruled that the Attorney General's proposed ballot statement for a reproductive rights initiative was prejudicial and crafted a new, compliant statement
Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General re: Limiting Government Interference with Abortion
Approved a constitutional amendment for the 2024 ballot that seeks to prevent laws that would "prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary for the patient's health."
Parker v. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Held that law prohibiting Sunday hunting does not violate recently enacted right to food amendment
Washington v. Cline
Held that a man who sought damages via a direct constitutional claim for being denied a speedy trial was not eligible for any remedy because such claims are available only if there is no other existing remedy.
League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab
Held that voting was not a fundamental right under the state constitution's Bill of Rights, but a political right grounded elsewhere in the constitution.
Tricoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra
Ruled that the plaintiff was required to establish prejudice in order to prevail on appeal on their claim regarding the trial court's alleged error in declining to conduct a jury trial
Worrell v. Desantis
Denied an elected Florida state attorney’s bid to be reinstated after she was removed from office by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, an act she, a Democrat, said was politically motivated. The court said DeSantis was within his constitutionally-conferred rights to suspend her for what he alleged was neglect of her duties. A dissenting opinion in the case said the prosecutor was not given time to mount a meaningful defense and expressed need for careful examination of a suspension in the case where the constitution “in effect authorizes the governor to override the will of the majority of voters who elected the official and to appoint a replacement of the governor’s choosing.”
Minnesota v. Malecha
Held that, under the state constitution, prosecutors could not rely on evidence collected after police officers arrested a person based on a warrant they didn’t know had been quashed.
