A federal appeals court on Wednesday shut down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits ...

A federal appeals court foreclosed on Wednesday one of the main remaining means by which civil rights activists could enforce ...

After a challenge by Republican officials in North Dakota, a federal appeals panel struck down a key way of enforcing the ...

The 2-1 panel of the St. Louis-based Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday ... voters' ability to challenge unfair voting maps in Iowa, Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently reinforced the importance of a plaintiff asking for a jury trial either in the pleadings or within 14 days after service of the pleadings ...

8th Circuit ruling curtails voting rights ... Right Act cases Lawsuit challenged North Dakota map May 14 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court foreclosed on Wednesday one of the main remaining ...