206 ABA Journal 8th Circuit Court articles.
A federal appeals court recently ruled against a North Dakota lawyer who alleged the mandatory state bar violated his First Amendment rights.
Arnold Fleck had claimed the bar should have…
Aug 23, 2017 4:00 PM CDT
Arkansas can block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled (PDF) on Wednesday.
The Associated Press, Reuters and
Aug 14, 2017 8:00 AM CDT
The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a company cannot fire a union member for yelling racist insults at replacement workers crossing a picket line,…
Aug 9, 2017 3:03 PM CDT
Jul 27, 2017 7:00 AM CDT
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 11 more judicial nominees, including three to federal appeals courts.
One of the nominees is Colorado Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid, who was on…
Jun 8, 2017 8:05 AM CDT
The Obama administration is reportedly vetting a federal appeals judge from Iowa for a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The judge, Jane Kelly of the St. Louis-based 8th U.S.…
Mar 3, 2016 7:22 AM CST
Initially convicted by a federal jury in a bankruptcy fraud case related to a client real estate developer’s financial collapse, an Arkansas attorney is now in the clear.
After the…
Nov 4, 2015 11:35 AM CST
The birth-control mandate under the Affordable Care Act amounts to a substantial burden for a residential-care facility that claims to have an integral Christian identity, a three-judge panel from 8th…
Sep 18, 2015 11:41 AM CDT
A federal appeals court has ruled that parents have no constitutional right to send their children to the public school of their choice.
The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court…
Sep 2, 2015 10:06 AM CDT
A Jones Day partner won’t have to make a training video explaining the impropriety of excessive deposition interruptions as a result of a ruling by a federal appeals court.
The…
Aug 31, 2015 5:45 AM CDT
A federal appeals court has questioned the Supreme Court’s abortion standards while striking down a strict North Dakota abortion law that generally banned abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat…
Jul 24, 2015 7:34 AM CDT
A federal judge exceeded his authority when he ordered a defendant to refrain from unprotected sex after his release from prison, a federal appeals court has ruled.
The St. Louis-based…
Jul 22, 2015 7:12 AM CDT
A former employee who claimed disability discrimination by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice won’t be able to pursue her case, according to a federal appeals court.
The Richmond, Virginia-based 4th…
Jul 1, 2015 6:45 AM CDT
When Philip Ransom told Kansas City, Missouri, police that his van had been backfiring, they didn’t believe him.
“No, it’s not. Our window’s shot out!” responded officer Tyrone Phillips. But,…
Jun 23, 2015 2:00 PM CDT
