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
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
Luther v. Hoskins
The Missouri Supreme Court rejected voters' challenge to Missouri's new congressional district map, which the plaintiffs said ran afoul of state constitutional prohibitions on mid-decade redistricting. The court said the state constitution contained no express prohibition on mid-decade redistricting and that the map was a "valid exercise" of the "plenary legislative power to establish congressional districts."
State v. Woods
The Supreme Court of Iowa held that an Iowa statute, which prohibits carrying dangerous weapons while illegally possessing a controlled substance or committing an indictable offense, did not violate the federal or state constitutional right to keep and bear arms
State v. Ramirez
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held tha the 46-month delay between the filing of charges and the start of the defendant's trial did not violate the defendant's right to a speedy trial
Paxton v. American Oversight
The Supreme Court of Texas held that district courts lack jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus against constitutional executive officers, like the Governor and Attorney General, unless expressly authorized by statute
State v. Ninh
The Kansas Supreme Court held that criminal rape and aggravated criminal sodomy statutes were not unconstitutionally vague
Lewis v. State
The Georgia Supreme Court held that venue must be assessed under the proper legal framework provided by OCGA S 17-2-2 (c)
State v. McDonald
The Supreme Court of Appeals for West Virginia held the defendant’s 80-year sentence for first-degree robbery was constitutionally proportionate
Jurgensen v. Dave Perkins Contracting, Inc.
The Minnesota Supreme Court held that the capped fee did not violate the Minnesota Constitution Contracts Clause because the law was in effect when the attorney-client contract was formed
Wisconsin State Legislature v. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a bill passed by the legislature creating accounts to fund literacy programs was not subject to the Governor’s partial-veto authority under the state constitution
Guy v. Hous. Authority of Augusta
The Supreme Court of Georgia held that whether the Housing Authority of the City of Augusta's is entitled to sovereign immunity must be resolved by examining the common law as it existed in 1776
People v. Barrett
The Supreme Court of California upheld the constitutionality of Penal Code section 190.2's lying-in-wait special circumstance and the use of the defendant's juvenile conviction, reasoning that these provisions sufficiently narrowed the class of death-eligible defendants and were consistent with the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
