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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday said a lower court in Kansas City erred in denying a habeas corpus petition, but still affirmed the decision. The appeals court agreed with a man who said he shouldn’t have ...

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Great Rivers Habitat Alliance and the Adolphus A. Busch Revocable Living Trust had challenged the Federal Emergency Management Agency's approval of the Lakeside 370 levee in St. Peters. But the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday the groups failed to bring up any new scientific information for FEMA to consider.

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A federal court gave Columbia firm Eng & Woods a tongue-lashing over its handling of a referral fee arrangement but said the firm doesn't owe the fee.

U.S. v. Birbragher (MLW No. 60533/Case No. 08-4004 – 21 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.) Where a defendant, who owned an online business distributing prescription drugs, moved to dismiss a drug conspiracy charge on the grounds ...

Blankenship v. USA Truck, Inc. (MLW No. 60502/Case No. 09-1605 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.) Where a salesman entered into a settlement agreement for $85,000 with a trucking firm to resolve a dispute over ...

Opponents of the InBev takeover of St. Louis brewer Anheuser-Busch Inc. told a panel of three federal appellate judges Wednesday that the court should now go back and undo the 2008 acquisition. The plaintiffs in the case, a group of beer drinkers, appealed after a federal judge last year granted Belgium-based InBev's motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissed the lawsuit.

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Common sense should have told a bailiff that using a dirty dog cage to transport a prisoner was unconstitutional, an appeals court said Tuesday.

The chief judge who organized the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' response to a watershed sentencing guideline decision is stepping down from his leadership position.

Clos v. Corrections Corporation of America (MLW No. 60360/Case No. 09-1816 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Where an inmate brought a civil rights action against various prison-official defendants and the parties sought interlocutory review, ...

A dying declaration is an exception to the right of criminal defendants to be able to confront their accusers, the 8th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Friday.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of curfews and electronic monitoring for people charged with child pornography crimes.