Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

The state is appealing a U.S. District Court decision that a state law requiring initiated measure petitions to be delivered to the Secretary of State a full year before the general election violates petitioners’ free speech.

A former Rapid City priest convicted of stealing donations from Catholic churches is appealing his sentence to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals is taking another look at an Arkansas law that supports trade with Israel. The law specifically targets state contractors and requires them to certify that they won’t boycott commerce with Israel.

The United States has an ongoing treaty obligation to provide competent physician-led healthcare to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.That ruling was issued by…

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued opinions on two "ag gag" laws, one out of Arkansas and the other from Iowa.Ag gag laws attempt to keep…

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a South Dakota man who used two Facebook accounts to distribute child pornography.Kevin…

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals is again considering a South Dakota inmate's challenge to prison policies on pornography.The appellate court heard the…

A U.S. District Judge has found South Dakota's 2020 restrictions on petition circulators to be unconstitutional.Judge Lawrence Piersol ruled earlier this…

In 2017, six South Dakota plaintiffs sued law officers in three cities for forcing them to undergo catheterization to get evidence of drug use.After a…

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against a man who sued investigators and prosecutors in Meade County.Oakley Engesser served 12 years in…