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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit across Missouri in St. Louis has jurisdiction over decisions appealed from the Western District of Missouri (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
United States, 593 U.S. ___ (2021), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with retroactive changes to prison sentences for drug-possession crimes related to the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, its retroactive nature established by the First Step Act of 2018. In a unanimous judgement, the Court ruled that while the First Step Act does ...
Senior Circuit Judge Roger Leland Wollman: inactive: 1934 1985–2018 1999–2002 2018–present Reagan: 45 Senior Circuit Judge C. Arlen Beam: inactive: 1930 1987–2001 — 2001–present Reagan: 47 Senior Circuit Judge David R. Hansen: inactive: 1938 1991–2003 2002–2003 2003–present G.H.W. Bush: 48 Senior Circuit Judge Morris S. Arnold ...
“By failing to reverse the district court’s radical decision, the 8th Circuit has put the Voting Rights Act in jeopardy, tossing aside critical protections that voters fought and died for.” ...
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Missouri law violated a section of the U.S. Constitution known as the supremacy clause, which asserts that federal law takes precedence over state laws.
On June 1, 2021, the Eighth Circuit issued a new opinion that directly interpreted the federal regulation. Stras, again dissenting, hailed the majority for properly exercising "independent judgment" rather than deferring to the state agency's view, but said the majority nonetheless did not interpret the regulatory text correctly.
His appeal remains pending before the 8th Circuit. Plaintiffs' attorney Tim Purdon welcomed Friday's decision as a “swift denial” and “good news” for the two tribes and the Voting Rights Act.
On July 1, 1987, Reagan nominated Beam to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Donald Roe Ross. Beam was confirmed by the Senate on November 6, 1987, and received his commission on November 9, 1987. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2001. [2]