United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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Article III court federal court of appeals

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit canonical	61
Eighth Circuit	29
United States Courts of the Eighth Circuit	2
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals	1
Eighth Circuit Judicial Council	1
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Arkansas) and Sixth Circuit (Tennessee) interact via federal jurisdictional boundaries	1
United States Courts for the Eighth Circuit	1
United States District Court for the Eighth Circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60793 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Context triple: [United States courts of appeals, includes, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
D. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Target entity description: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in several Midwestern states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

A. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
B. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee.
C. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, making it one of the key intermediate courts in the U.S. judiciary.
D. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from federal district courts in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article III court ⓘ federal court of appeals ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Eighth Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
authorizedJudges	11 ⓘ
circuitAbbreviation	8th Cir. ⓘ
circuitNumber	8 ⓘ
circuitType	geographical circuit ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
established	1891 ⓘ
establishedBy	Evarts Act ⓘ
governingLaw	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
governsPrecedentIn	Eighth Circuit ⓘ linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
hasClerkOffice	St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
hearsAppealsFrom	federal district courts ⓘ
jurisdiction	Arkansas ⓘ Iowa ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Nebraska ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ South Dakota ⓘ
level	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
location	St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	United States courts of appeals ⓘ United States federal judiciary ⓘ linked to: federal judiciary of the United States
primaryCourthouse	Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse ⓘ
reviewsCasesFrom	United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Nebraska ⓘ United States District Court for the District of North Dakota ⓘ United States District Court for the District of South Dakota ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa ⓘ United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas ⓘ United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri ⓘ
seat	St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
typeOfCases	administrative appeals ⓘ civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ federal constitutional cases ⓘ
website	https://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (97)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States courts of appeals → includes → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit → alsoKnownAs → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit → governsPrecedentIn → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit → precededBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri → partOf → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri → circuit → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska → partOf → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma → partOf → United States Courts for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: Northern District of Oklahoma

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota → partOf → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of North Dakota → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of South Dakota → circuit → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of South Dakota → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Federal Reporter → coversCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas → subordinateTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa → circuit → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa → subjectToReviewBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse → houses → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse → jurisdictionServed → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas → higherCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas → isPartOf → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa → partOf → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa → apexCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa → hearsAppealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Temple Lot Case → appealedTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

St. Mary’s Honor Center v. Hicks → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier → lowerCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. → jurisdiction → Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co. → court → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Tennessee and Arkansas → shareFederalCircuitCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Arkansas) and Sixth Circuit (Tennessee) interact via federal jurisdictional boundaries ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

E.D. Mo. → partOf → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

E.D. Mo. → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

E.D. Mo. → belongsToCircuit → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

D. Minn. → circuit → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

D. Minn. → appealsTo → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

D.N.D. → partOf → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

D.N.D. → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

Northern Division (United States District Court for the District of South Dakota) → appellateCourt → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

subject linked to: Northern Division

United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota → handlesAppealsIn → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Dakota → subjectToReviewBy → United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ⓘ

United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Dakota → circuit → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

D.S.D. → circuit → Eighth Circuit ⓘ

linked to: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

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