The Latest Breaking News from 8th Circuit

2 Recent Cases Illustrate the Limits of a Doctrine That Often Blocks Civil Rights Claims

Federal appeals courts rejected qualified immunity for cops and a judge who flouted longstanding constitutional principles.

Reason · Oct 21

The 8th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for a Judge Who Jailed 2 Kids for 'Refusing To Follow Directions'

Frustrated by the children's resistance to a parental custody decision, Judge Eric Eighmy locked them in cells until they became more cooperative.

Reason · Oct 15

Supreme Court again rejects Missouri effort to use GOP-friendly map

The Supreme Court on Friday effectively shelved Missouri’s effort to enact a congressional map that would have helped Republicans pick up a House seat, issuing an order that reinstated boundaries first enacted in 2022. Friday’s unsigned ruling set aside a Monday ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of…

Roll Call · Sep 25

Second Amendment Roundup: 8th Circuit Rules in Favor of Pistol Brace Owners

ATF shoots the side of a barn, draws a target around the bullet holes, and proclaims “bullseye!”

Reason · Aug 26, 2024

Second Amendment Roundup: 8th Circuit Rules for 18 to 20-Year-Olds

Court relies on Rahimi in support of liberalized gun carry permits.

Reason · Jul 23, 2024

Court ruling poses "threat to democracy"

Conservative judges have "aggressively re-written Voting Rights Act to the point of rendering it unrecognizable"

Salon · Jan 31, 2024

A federal court declines to revisit a ruling that could weaken the Voting Rights Act

A federal appeals court has denied a request to revisit a ruling that threatens to make it harder to enforce a key section of the Voting Rights Act, setting up a potential appeal to the Supreme Court.

WEKU · Jan 30, 2024

They Fell Behind on Their Property Taxes. So the Government Sold Their Homes—and Kept the Profits.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.

Reason · Jan 17, 2023

US asks Supreme Court to clear path for student debt program - Roll Call

The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for a program to forgive student loan debt for millions of borrowers.

Roll Call · Nov 18, 2022

Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Gets Blocked Again

On Monday, a federal appeals court placed an injunction on Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, marking the second major setback for the proposal in recent days.

Reason · Nov 15, 2022