diff --git a/src/lib/stores/session-store.ts b/src/lib/stores/session-store.ts
index dcdea8e78..0865b1b03 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/session-store.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/session-store.ts
@@ -839,9 +839,20 @@ export const useSessionStore = create<SessionState>()(
         set((state) => ({ savedCases: [savedItem, ...state.savedCases] }));
       },
       deleteSavedCase: async (id) => {
-        set((state) => ({ savedCases: state.savedCases.filter((c) => c.id !== id) }));
-        const userId = await getUserId();
-        await applyUserScopedIdFilter(supabase.from('cases').delete(), userId, id);
+        const previous = get().savedCases;
+        set({ savedCases: previous.filter((item) => item.id !== id) });
+        try {
+          const userId = await getUserId();
+          // A missing session must not report success for a row the server still has.
+          if (!userId) throw new Error('[SessionStore] Could not confirm the signed-in user to delete a case');
+          throwOnWriteError(
+            await applyUserScopedIdFilter(supabase.from('cases').delete(), userId, id),
+            'delete case',
+          );
+        } catch (error) {
+          set({ savedCases: previous });
+          throw error;
+        }
       },
       loadSavedCase: (id) => {
         const item = get().savedCases.find((c) => c.id === id);
diff --git a/src/test/stores/delete-saved-case.test.ts b/src/test/stores/delete-saved-case.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2cb1f5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/stores/delete-saved-case.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+const { deleteResult, getUser } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  deleteResult: { error: null as { message: string } | null },
+  getUser: vi.fn(async () => ({ data: { user: { id: 'user-1' } as { id: string } | null } })),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/supabase/client', () => ({
+  supabase: {
+    auth: { getUser },
+    from: () => ({
+      delete: () => {
+        const query = {
+          eq: () => query,
+          then: (resolve: (value: { error: { message: string } | null }) => void, reject?: (reason: unknown) => void) => (
+            Promise.resolve({ error: deleteResult.error }).then(resolve, reject)
+          ),
+        };
+        return query;
+      },
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
+import type { GenerateOutput } from '@/lib/ai/schemas/generate';
+import { useSessionStore } from '@/lib/stores/session-store';
+
+const savedCase = {
+  id: 'case-1',
+  title: 'Saved motion',
+  createdAt: 1,
+  debateId: 'debate-1',
+  data: {
+    caseStructure: { thesis: 'Thesis', framework: '', keyDefinitions: [] as string[], burdenOfProof: '' },
+    contentions: [] as GenerateOutput['contentions'],
+    predictedOpponentCase: {
+      likelyArguments: [] as string[],
+      strategicWeaknesses: [] as string[],
+      keyClashes: [] as string[],
+    },
+    counters: [] as GenerateOutput['counters'],
+    metadata: { side: 'pro' as const, format: 'custom', generatedAt: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z' },
+  } satisfies GenerateOutput,
+};
+
+describe('deleting a saved case', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    deleteResult.error = null;
+    getUser.mockResolvedValue({ data: { user: { id: 'user-1' } } });
+    useSessionStore.setState({ savedCases: [savedCase] });
+  });
+
+  it('removes the case after the server delete succeeds', async () => {
+    await useSessionStore.getState().deleteSavedCase('case-1');
+    expect(useSessionStore.getState().savedCases).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('puts the case back and reports the failure when the server delete fails', async () => {
+    deleteResult.error = { message: 'permission denied' };
+    await expect(useSessionStore.getState().deleteSavedCase('case-1')).rejects.toThrow(/delete case/);
+    expect(useSessionStore.getState().savedCases).toEqual([savedCase]);
+  });
+
+  it('puts the case back when the session cannot be confirmed', async () => {
+    getUser.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: { user: null } });
+    await expect(useSessionStore.getState().deleteSavedCase('case-1')).rejects.toThrow(/signed-in user/);
+    expect(useSessionStore.getState().savedCases).toEqual([savedCase]);
+  });
+});