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 February 2024.
Featured Cases
Planned Parenthood of Arizona v. Hazelrigg
Declared 160-year-old near-total ban on abortion enforceable, but stayed its decision while lower court considers additional arguments about the law's constitutionality
Planned Parenthood v. Florida
Held that the state's abortion restrictions do not violate the constitution’s right to privacy
Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen
Held unconstitutional laws eliminating election day registration and limiting acceptable forms of identification for voting
Antoun v. Antoun
One spouse of a couple divorcing is asking the Texas Supreme Court to decide when, if at all, parental rights attach to embryos and to determine the proper method for allocating IVF embryos during divorce proceedings.
Castellanos v. California
The California Supreme Court will consider constitutionality of a law passed by ballot initiative that classifies drivers for app-based companies as independent contractors, thus excluding them from workers’ compensation coverage.
Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide if mobile voting sites are legal under state law.
People v. Flores
Ruled that trying to avoid contact with or being seen by police is not enough to allow police to detain a person or hold them for questioning.
Cobb County v. Floam
Held that the claims of two citizens who sought a declaratory judgment that their local board of commissioners acted unconstitutionally when it changed the commission district boundaries lines must be dismissed because the plaintiffs did not show any uncertainty as to their future conduct that warranted declaratory relief.
Rainwaters v. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Rejected federal "open fields" exception to the federal Fourth Amendment in interpreting Article I, Section 7, of the Tennessee Constitution
Legislature of the State of California v. Weber
The California Supreme Court will decide, without the benefit of lower court review, whether to remove from November’s ballot a proposed initiative that would require voter approval of nearly any new statewide or local tax.
In re Covid-related Restrictions on Religious Services
Members of the Christian clergy claim Delaware’s restrictions on communal religious worship in churches during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic violated their constitutionally protected religious freedoms. On appeal, the state supreme court will consider whether the governor is entitled to sovereign immunity for exercising his powers under the state’s emergency act.
Joshua v. State
Three siblings who spent years of their childhood in the foster care system, where they suffered sexual and physical abuse, were barred by sovereign immunity from bringing claims against the state relating to that abuse.
Midsouth Association of Independent Schools v. Parents for Public Schools
Ruled that non-profit organization Parents for Public Schools lacked standing because they could not demonstrate an adverse impact to a 2022 law that allowed independent schools to apply for federal and state funds for certain infrastructure improvements allocated in response to the Covid pandemic.