The Latest Breaking News from the Eighth Circuit

A Few More Thoughts On The Missouri Ruling

When electoral chaos is on the horizon, nothing else matters.

Reason · Sep 27

Seven Federal Judges From Minnesota Talk To The N.Y. Times About Trump Administration

“It’s the rule of law. If you don’t have it, you have either anarchy or you have authoritarianism. You have Russia or you have China or you have North Korea.”

Reason · Sep 17

Missouri's Congressional Map Fight Just Ended (For Now) — Here's What Happens to Your November Ballot

Missouri's top election official faces contempt today as a state court order and a federal ruling clash over which map governs November's election.

Latin Times · Sep 13

Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Punishable Threat

From Judge Carlos Mendoza (M.D. Fla.) in U.S. v. Joudeh: Defendant is charged with one count of transmission of an… The post Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Punishable Threat appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 7

Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety)

U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug… The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who Is Presenting a Credible Threat to Safety) appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jul 13

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Brotherly crooks, dueling bourbons, and a law from 1785.

Reason · Apr 3

Why the Supreme Court Should DIG Ellingburg v. U.S. Next Week

The Court granted cert to review whether criminal restitution under the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act is "penal" in character. But the defendant was ordered to pay restitution under a different statute.

Reason · Oct 7, 2025

Short Circuit: An Inexhaustive Weekly Compendium of Rulings from the Federal Courts of Appeal

Qualified privileges, unequal conspiracies, and a file in hand.

Reason · Oct 3, 2025

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Lethal pepper spray, soggy eggs, and high-end swimwear.

Reason · Aug 8, 2025

Interview with Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri About Judicial Selections in Trump 2.0

Will EDMO become the new NDTX?

Reason · Jun 6, 2025