D. South Dakota
The federal trial court for its part of South Dakota. A federal challenge to a law usually starts here, and most orders blocking a new law are first issued at this level.
Where it sits
- Supreme CourtCan take any case below on a federal question. It hears very few.
- Eighth CircuitReviews this court’s decisions.
- D. South Dakota (this court)Federal district court
What it has decided
Latest decisions
Opinions filed most recently, newest first.
- South Dakota Board of Regents ex rel. Black Hills State University v. Global Synthetics Environmental, LLCSep 15, 2017
- Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. GerlachSep 15, 2017
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. M.G. Oil Co.Aug 10, 2017
- United States v. LeBeauJul 21, 2017
- Hillenbrand v. Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc.Jun 29, 2017
- McKenzie v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeMay 12, 2017
- Mace v. WillisApr 21, 2017
- First State Bank of Roscoe v. StablerMar 30, 2017
Opinions per year
2016 to 2026. This year so far is the dark bar.
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Most relied on
Its decisions from the last ten years that later opinions cite most.