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 May 2025.
Featured Cases
Access Independent Health Services v. Wrigley
North Dakota Supreme Court upheld state's abortion ban despite three of five justices concluding a health-risk exception was unconstitutionally vague, because the state constitution requires four justices to declare legislation unconstitutional
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
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
State ex rel. Maras v. LaRose
Ruled statute governing appointment of election observers by any political party or group of 5 or more candidates does not violate equal protection clause
Villafana v. State
Ruled that defendant’s consecutive sentences upon conviction for sexually abusing a child on multiple occasions did not constitute cruel or unusual punishment
AFSCME v. State
Ruled that statute converting state employees to at-will did not infringe on constitutional contract rights or right to bargain collectively
Kohlhaas v. State
Held that ballot initiative adopting nonpartisan primary election and ranked-choice voting did not infringe on voting rights, political parties’ associational rights, or other constitutional provisions
ACLU of Nevada v. The County of Nye
Writ issued mandating county and county clerk adopt and refrain from certain procedures related to ballot counting and the role of observers during the ballot counting process
State v. Reddick
Held jury unanimity rule announced by Supreme Court in Ramos does not apply retroactively to cases on state collateral review but prospectively under state constitutional amendment
Welter v. Board of Registration in Medicine
Ruled state board suspension of medical license for false advertising did not violate doctor’s substantive due process rights under federal and state constitutions
Vlahos v. State
Ruled that the court did not abuse its discretion by allowing a juror to remain on the jury because defendant waived the claim by not objecting before the return of the verdict
Kingfisher Wind, LLC v. Wehmuller
Ruled production tax credits used to build a wind farm are intangible personal property and thus exempt from ad valorem taxation under amendment to Oklahoma Constitution
Associated General Contractors of Washington v. State
Ruled that a bill modifying how the Department of Labor and Industries calculated prevailing wage rates for public works projects was not an unconstitutional delegation of legislative authority
