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
League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature (LWV 1)
Utah Supreme Court dismissed legislators' appeal from trial court ruling that struck the state's congressional map. Lower court said law the map was enacted under violated a fundamental right of voters to alter or reform their government — recognized by the Utah high court earlier in the case — by repealing a redistricting-reform initiative, and subsequently adopted plaintiffs' proposed alternative map
Commonwealth v. Council for Better Education; LaFontaine v. Council for Better Education
Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that a law providing for charter schools funds education outside the “system of common schools,” in violation of clauses requiring the legislature to establish such a system and voters to approve such funding
McDougle v. Nardo
Virginia Supreme Court permitted legislature's proposed amendment to redraw the state’s congressional map to proceed to a vote, while it considers appeal of trial court decision finding the legislative process unconstitutional
State v. Lancaster
Ruled police failure to inform defendant of cause of arrest in violation of statutory notice requirements did not violate constitution’s protection against unreasonable seizure
Lancaster County Board of Equalization v. Moser
Ruled that no constitutional principles of uniform and proportionate taxation require that an isolated error in the subclassification of one taxpayer's property must be replicated through the equalization process
State v. Sallis
Ruled traffic stop based on police recollection of defendant’s driver license status from a prior stop was constitutional
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
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
AFSCME v. State
Ruled that statute converting state employees to at-will did not infringe on constitutional contract rights or right to bargain collectively
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
