(CN) – An appellate panel affirmed the dismissal of three proposed class actions against brokerage firm TD Ameritrade, where investors claimed the company wrongly directed client orders to trading venues that paid “kickbacks.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit heard arguments Thursday over a court-appointed receiver’s claim that Wisconsin-based Associated Bank played a role in a $79 million Ponzi scheme.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday over whether Des Moines, Iowa, is allowed to charge telecommunication carriers an increased management fee for the maintenance of public rights-of-way.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit heard arguments Tuesday over whether the diversion of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s profits to the U.S. Treasury Department after the 2008 financial crisis illegally stiffed shareholders.
Read moreA federal appeals court on Friday upheld the convictions of three top staffers on Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign who were found guilty of arranging for money to be funneled through a vendor to an influential Iowa state senator who dropped his support for another Republican candidate in favor of Paul.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit on Wednesday delivered what animal rights activists say is a precedent-setting ruling against a controversial Iowa roadside zoo, finding that endangered animals living in captivity deserve the same protections as animals in the wild.
Read moreA 2016 amendment to the Missouri Constitution banning PAC-to-PAC transfers that was overwhelmingly approved by voters should stand, an attorney for the state’s ethics commission argued Tuesday in the Eighth Circuit.
Read moreNew York, California and 17 other states filed a brief with the Eighth Circuit arguing against a Minnesota couple who claim they should not be forced to make wedding videos for gay couples because of their religious beliefs.
Read moreHustler publisher and free speech advocate Larry Flynt lost his appeal to unseal court records on Missouri’s use of lethal injection drugs when the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday that the government’s interest in carrying out executions outweighs his First Amendment rights.
Read moreThe Senate on Tuesday confirmed a Minnesota Supreme Court justice to a seat on the Eighth Circuit after a nomination process that primarily revolved around a century-old tradition that gives senators input on the judges who will oversee their state.
Read moreA farmers’ advocacy group sued the Trump administration Thursday for scrapping an Obama-era rule intended to shield family farmers from predatory practices by big agribusiness companies.
Read moreThe Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s 10th nominee to a federal appeals court on Tuesday, sending a Nebraska lawyer the American Bar Association rated as “not qualified” to a seat on the Eighth Circuit.
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary Committee’s unusual decision on Thursday to delay a vote on a nominee to the Eighth Circuit came after the nominee provided new information that appears to show an American Bar Association report mischaracterized his attempt to disqualify a member of Nebraska’s judicial selection committee.
Read moreRebuking the American Bar Association’s longstanding role in rating lawyers tapped for federal judgeships, Senate Republicans called the organization a “liberal advocacy group” on Wednesday.
Read moreThe cousin of baseball superstar Albert Pujols asked the Eighth Circuit on Monday to take up his defamation lawsuit against Pujols, his wife and his charitable foundation over a fatal car crash.
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s choice for a seat on the Eighth Circuit defended himself before the Senate on Wednesday just days after the American Bar Association declared him not qualified to serve as a circuit judge.
Read moreAfter a notably uncontroversial nomination process, the Senate overwhelming confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Eighth Circuit on Thursday.
Read moreA federal appeals court panel has ruled that Arkansas can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood over videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group.
Read moreThe police officer who shot Michael Brown is not entitled to qualified immunity in a civil rights lawsuit filed by the man who was with Brown when he died, the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
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