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 June 2025.
Featured Cases
Johnson v. Wyoming
Wyoming Supreme Court struck down the state's abortion and medication abortion bans for violating a 2012 amendment that granted adults the right to make their own health care decisions
League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature (LWV 1)
Utah Supreme Court sent partisan gerrymandering case back to lower court to consider whether the legislature violated voters' fundamental right to "reform or alter" their government when it overturned redistricting reforms passed by initiative. Lower court found legislators violated that right and struck the current congressional map, adopting an alternative proposed by the plaintiffs
Jackson v. Florida
Florida Supreme Court upheld a 2023 law that permits eligible defendants to be sentenced to death on the recommendation of only 8 of 12 jurors
Clarke v. Town of Newburgh
New York Court of Appeals held local government could not assert state or federal equal protection challenge to the vote dilution provision of the state's Voting Rights Act
State v. Sabra Danielson, State v. Simone Nelson
Washington Supreme Court held it does not violate equal protection as a wealth-based classification for a trial court to refund financial obligations paid in cash when a conviction is vacated but to deny reimbursement of community service labor performed in lieu of payment
Jackson v. Florida
Florida Supreme Court upheld a 2023 law that permits eligible defendants to be sentenced to death on the recommendation of only 8 of 12 jurors
In re Judge Jennifer Medley
Louisiana Supreme Court suspended district judge under state constitutional clause and judicial conduct code for activities during her election campaign — including knowingly false statements that her opponent was a "deadbeat dad" — disagreeing those statements were protected by the First Amendment.
Voces de la Frontera v. Gerber
Original action accepted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court alleging sherriffs who honored ICE detainer requests acted outside the scope of their arresting authority, but subsequently removed to federal court
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services v. Grassroots LeaderShip, Inc.
Held that there is no “public-interest exception” to mootness under the Texas Constitution
Spencer v. State
Held that gag order violated state free speech protections and was unconstitutionally vague under federal constitution.
Stewart v. Ramczyk
Held that New Mexico’s Speech and Debate Clause grants legislators immunity for legitimate legislative acts, regardless of motive
State v. Rogers
North Carolina Supreme Court held that state search and seizure clause is in lockstep with the Fourth Amendment in recognizing a "good faith" exception to the exclusionary rule
State v. Zarella
Held that in-camera review of confidential or privileged private records requires a compelling justification and proof the information cannot be obtained elsewhere
