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
Jackson Public School District v. Jackson Federation of Teachers & PSRPS
Dissent would have held that school district's policies restricting speech by that is critical of the district violates employees' free speech rights
State v. Daniel
Ruled that a law requiring people convicted of arson to be added to a registry did not violate separation of powers
Stevens v. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Ruled that legislature had appropriately delegated rulemaking authority over the use of familial DNA searches to Commission on Forensic Science
Livingood v. City of Des Moines
Ruled that the city's use of income tax refunds to offset automated traffic citation penalties did not constitute an unconstitutional taking of plaintiffs’ income tax refunds, and the city's attempts to enforce civil penalties for automatic traffic citations did not violate vehicle owners' due process rights
McKeithen v. City of Richmond
Ruled that statute’s escheat provision is unconstitutional as it allows for takings of property without compensation
State v. Reed
Ruled that police officers were required to advise defendant of her Miranda rights before questioning her in probation officer's office, which constituted "compelling circumstances"
Torres v. Jai Dining Services
Held that clause prohibiting abrogation of right to recover damages from injuries does not extend to actions first recognized after that clause was adopted
Fitz-James v. Ashcroft
Ruled that the descriptions of six ballot initiative petitions to amend the state constitution to protect abortion rights were “insufficient and unfair.”
State v. Kizer
Ruled that residents are entitled to a trial by jury when the government seeks to confiscate their property through civil forfeiture process
Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Held that Wisconsin elections law did not permit elections officials to allow the of use of ballot drop boxes as a way for voters to return absentee ballots. Returns must made via mail or in person.
