The Eighth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a North Dakota law requiring voter identification is constitutional; vacating a federal court order that imposed a statewide injunction on the rule after Native American voters argued the ID law caused voter suppression.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit denied sovereign immunity Friday to three Arkansas police officers accused of privacy violations over the release of records about sex abuse claims against “19 Kids and Counting” reality TV star Josh Duggar.
Read moreA divided Eighth Circuit panel reinstated an involuntary manslaughter charge Friday against a South Dakota woman whose son died hours after birth and was found to have illegal drugs in his system.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit revived claims by the Lakes and Parks Alliance of Minneapolis that the Federal Transit Administration broke the law in planning a transit line between Minneapolis and its suburbs.
Read moreAn Eighth Circuit panel heard oral arguments Thursday in an attorney’s challenge over a state bar association’s requirement that attorneys be members of – and also pay dues to – the association in order to practice law.
Read moreAn attorney for an adult store argued before an Eighth Circuit panel Wednesday that an Arkansas city’s refusal to grant it a business license violates its right to equal protection.
Read moreLawyers for a man who claims he was fired by a small Missouri town for political reasons argued Tuesday before the Eighth Circuit that he should given a new trial because a black potential juror was struck on the basis of race.
Read moreAn attorney tested the gray areas between the age of consent and sexually explicit videos of teenagers at the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit heard oral arguments Thursday by two Minnesota farm wineries that claim a state law harms their businesses because it prevents them from using grapes, unfermented juices and honey from other states and countries.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit affirmed summary judgment against 11 sex offenders in Iowa, rejecting the equal-protection argument that no likely recidivist civil-commitment units exists for women, as this lack “does not have a disparate impact on male sex offenders.”
Read moreAn attorney for a Missouri woman allergic to grass argued before the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday that her city’s ordinance requiring her to have grass on her property is unconstitutional.
Read moreAn attorney for a Missouri farmer argued before the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday that a state law allowing police to pull over commercial vehicles and inspect them without cause is overly broad and unconstitutional.
Read moreAn attorney for a St. Louis County homeowner argued before an Eighth Circuit panel Tuesday that his municipality’s limit on the number of signs residents can have on their property hinders his free speech.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit on Friday rejected a challenge by small farmers to the Trump administration’s decision to rescind regulations meant to protect them from unfair business practices in the livestock and poultry industries.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit on Thursday rejected landowners’claims that the Dakota Access pipeline developer used unfair tactics to persuade them to sell property for the pipeline’s construction.
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