The Eighth Circuit ruled Monday that a former St. Louis circuit attorney is entitled to absolute immunity over her prosecution of a white former police officer, whose acquittal in the death of a black motorist sparked a wave of often violent protests.
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Arkansas’ stringent election requirements to get on the ballot as a third party are likely unconstitutional, the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday.
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Missouri’s law requiring physicians to give women a pro-life booklet and perform an ultrasound before an abortion does not infringe on a Satanist’s religious freedom, the Eighth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Read moreA police officer’s use of deadly force against a civilian was “objectively unreasonable,” because the civilian did not pose an immediate threat of serious physical harm to others, the Eighth Circuit ruled. The civilian was shot five times without warning after officers responded to the scene of an altercation he had with his uncle.
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The Eighth Circuit ruled against a Minnesota chapter of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in a dispute over a strike against the world’s largest food distributor, finding a show of solidarity with another union branch was a breach of contract.
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The Minnesota company that makes the Sleep Number mattress urged an Eighth Circuit panel Wednesday to resurrect a key legal question it raised in a lawsuit accusing a Florida mattress seller of trademark infringement and false advertising online.
Read moreA self-proclaimed Satanist who participates in “sex magick rituals” lost his second suit challenging Illinois laws prohibiting adultery, fornication and bigamy. The man could not show a “reasonable fear of prosecution” under the adultery and fornication statutes, the Eighth Circuit ruled, and his bigamy claim is barred by Supreme Court precedents.
Read moreArkansas’ ban on surgical abortions in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic is valid because it is temporary, an Eighth Circuit panel ruled Wednesday, blasting a federal judge who deemed the ban unconstitutional for second-guessing state officials.
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A member of the Michael Brown grand jury argued Thursday before the Eighth Circuit that she should be allowed to publicly speak about her experience in the 2014 shooting case that sparked months of protests.
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A white former police officer whose acquittal in the death of a black suspect set off weeks of protests argued Wednesday before the Eighth Circuit that St. Louis officials were not entitled to immunity from his defamation lawsuit.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit ruled that a sheriff has qualified immunity in a suit brought by a woman who claims her civil rights were violated when she was sexually assaulted by a deputy officer who pressed her for nearly an hour about “what she was willing to do to keep her boyfriend out of jail.”
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A federal judge did not adequately weigh a new Missouri Supreme Court rule for cash bail bonds before issuing an injunction prohibiting the practice in St. Louis city courts, the Eighth Circuit ruled.
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Dollar General failed to show an employee who it claims threatened fellow co-workers leading up to a union ratification vote was acting as an agent of the union, the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday.
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The Eighth Circuit upheld an injunction blocking enforcement of an Arkansas law limiting campaign contributions early in an election cycle, finding it is unrelated to the goal of preventing corruption.
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A lawyer for a Satanist argued before the Eighth Circuit on Thursday that Missouri’s law requiring physicians to give women a pro-life booklet and an ultrasound before providing an abortion violates her First Amendment rights.
Read moreAttorneys for a former Arkansas state senator and his associate argued before the Eighth Circuit on Thursday that their convictions related to a kickback scheme should be dismissed.
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An Arkansas newspaper argued before the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday that a state law requiring businesses that contract with the state to pledge not to boycott Israel is unconstitutional.
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The Eighth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a Missouri law barring bars and restaurants from advertising alcohol at discounted rates through specials or coupons violates their right to free speech.
Read moreAnimal control officers are entitled to qualified immunity individually in a dispute brought by a dog owner who claims the officers violated his due process rights when they put his German shepherd puppy up for adoption and spayed it without scanning it for a microchip, the Eighth Circuit ruled.
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A lawyer for four people who claim they were held in a debtors’ jail in St. Louis argued before an Eighth Circuit panel Thursday that a recent change in bail procedures does not make their case moot.
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