Two tribal nations in North Dakota are appealing a ruling by a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that struck down one of the key remaining ways of enforcing the federal Voting Rights ...

The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals based in St. Louis found that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires ...

The full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals released its decision Tuesday after attorneys led by the American Civil Liberties Union appealed the ruling by a three-judge panel last year.

An 8th Circuit Court of Appeals panel held that no one other than the federal government can sue to enforce a key section of this vital statute. And as the dissenting judge pointed out, ...

U.S. Circuit Judge Lavenski Smith stands Friday inside the federal courthouse in Little Rock. Smith, known as “Vence” to friends, joined the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2002.

The United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that legal challenges to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act have little likelihood of success. The court's opinion, handed down Sept ...

Earlier today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit granted an emergency motion for a nationwide injunction pending appeal filed by several red states that blocks the federal ...

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Hears HISA Challenge While Fifth and Sixth Circuit appeal cases are pending, a third battleground emerges. By Dick Downey ; June 15, 2024 ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently affirmed a judgment that the city of St. Louis violated the First Amendment because its now-former President of the Board of Aldermen ...

A judge on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is retiring from his position as a federal appellate court judge.Judge Kermit Bye says his full retirement is effective Sept. 1. He has served on ...