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
Fann v. State
Ruled approved citizens’ initiative for new income tax surcharge violated Education Expenditure Clause, but not Tax Enactment Clause as a voter measure rather than legislative act
Redgrave v. Ducey
Ruled state has sovereign immunity to suit under Fair Labor Standards Act because legislature has not exercised its constitutional authority to consent to federal damages liability
In re Abbott
Ruled that the state constitution empowers the House of Representatives to compel the attendance of absent members
State v. Bigger
Ruled statute eliminating “no fault” exception for untimely filings for post-conviction relief under Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure conflicted with court’s constitutional rulemaking authority
State v. McQueen
Ruled that an arrestee had a reasonable expectation of privacy in phone call made from police station, and warrantless seizure of the recording was unconstitutional
Leidig v. State
Ruled admission of forensic test report without giving the defendant an opportunity to cross-exam the author violated confrontation clause
Buford v. State
Ruled that defendant's consent to the search of his person included the search of a specific container on his person, and so no additional consent was required
Mayor & City Council of Ocean City v. Commissioners of Worcester County
Ruled tax set off statutes permitting counties to deny municipal tax setoff requests do not impermissibly regulate local affairs in violation of home rule amendment
State v. Amstutz
Ruled that arrest violated search and seizure clause because information available to other officers that would have created probable cause could not be imputed to arresting officer
State v. Carter
Ruled that stop based on officer's mistaken interpretation of license plate concealment statute violated state constitution's search and seizure clause even though it would not have violated federal Fourth Amendment