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 August 2025.
Featured Cases
McDougle v. Scott
Virginia Supreme Court, in a split decision, nullified a constitutional amendment approved by voters that would have redrawn the state's congressional districts, finding the legislative process used for the amendment violated the state constitution
Hoke County Board of Education v. State of North Carolina
The North Carolina Supreme Court overturned its own precedent and put an end to more than 30 years of litigation involving the funding of public education in the state
Commonwealth v. Lee
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that mandating a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, for “felony murder” — a legal doctrine that allows someone to be prosecuted for murder for any death that occurs during the commission of a separate felony, even if the defendant never meant to kill anyone — violates the Pennsylvania Constitution’s ban on “cruel” punishments
Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana v. Anonymous Plaintiff 1
Indiana Supreme Court declined to review intermediate court's affirmance that religious and spiritual plaintiffs were entitled to a temporary injunction against the state's abortion ban; lower court entered a permanent injunction as to the plaintiffs and a certified class on remand
State v. Good Day Farm Arkansas
Arkansas Supreme Court held that a provision that voter-approved measures may be amended or repealed by a two-thirds vote of the legislature permits legislative changes to citizen-initiated constitutional amendments
Gun Owners of America v. City of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court will consider whether a state law regulating firearms preempts Philadelphia's ban on ghost guns and whether a claim the ban violates the state constitutional right to bear arms was waived
Menzies v. Department of Corrections
Utah Supreme Court will consider challenge to the state's lethal injection and firing squad protocols as violating prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment and treating incarcerated people with unnecessary rigor
Department of Development Services for the City of North Canton v. CF Homes
Ohio Supreme Court will consider whether the state's prohibition against unreasonable searches requires officials seeking to inspect homes for regulatory reasons, not for criminal violations, to make a greater showing than what federal law requires
McNabb v. Harrison
Tennessee Supreme Court held the state constitution requires a candidate running for municipal judge to be a resident of the same municipality to which he will be assigned, both at time of the election and for one year prior; litigation continues on remand
Rivera v. Borough of Pottstown
Pennsylvania appellate court ruled that administrative warrants for rental home inspections must have individualized probable cause to satisfy the state's search and seizure clause, exceeding the federal standard
Rand v. New Hampshire
New Hampshire Supreme Court held that statewide property tax scheme that allows a locality to retain tax revenue in excess of what the district needs to fund an adequate education does not violate requirement that state taxes be "uniform in rate;" additional claim related to adequacy of school funding is pending on appeal
Isaacson v. Arizona
Arizona trial court struck down several restrictions on pre-viability abortion for violating 2024 amendment enshrining abortion rights
Chilutti v. Uber
Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated, without reaching merits, appellate decision finding state jury trial right requires a stricter standard than federal caselaw for when online arbitration agreements are enforceable against users who lack actual knowledge of the terms, finding the appellate court lacked jurisdiction
