StateEighth Circuit
South Dakota
7 courts1 law school3 law libraries49+ judges4,661 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in South Dakota
- South Dakota District CourtDistrict Court · Sioux Falls
- South Dakota District CourtDistrict Court · Sioux Falls
- South Dakota District CourtDistrict Court · Pierre
- South Dakota District CourtDistrict Court · Rapid City
- South Dakota Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Pierre
- South Dakota Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Sioux Falls
State courts in South Dakota
- South Dakota Supreme CourtState Supreme Court
Landmark decisions involving South Dakota
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Harris v. United States (2002)536 U.S. 545overruled
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002)536 U.S. 304
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- Stanford v. Kentucky (1989)492 U.S. 361overruled
- Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. (1989)491 U.S. 1overruled
- Will v. Michigan Department of State Police (1989)491 U.S. 58
- South Carolina v. Baker (1988)485 U.S. 505
- Robbins v. California (1981)453 U.S. 420overruled
- Nevada v. Hall (1979)440 U.S. 410overruled
- Arkansas v. Sanders (1979)442 U.S. 753overruled
- National League of Cities v. Usery (1976)426 U.S. 833overruled
- Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972)407 U.S. 25
- Furman v. Georgia (1972)408 U.S. 238
- Loving v. Virginia (1967)388 U.S. 1
- Wesberry v. Sanders (1964)376 U.S. 1
- Parden v. Terminal Railroad Co. of Alabama Docks Department (1964)377 U.S. 184overruled
- Glidden Company v. Zdanok Lurk (1962)370 U.S. 530
- Kesler v. Department of Public Safety (1962)369 U.S. 153overruled
- Hoyt v. Florida (1961)368 U.S. 57overruled
- Elkins v. United States (1960)364 U.S. 206
- Harris v. United States (1947)331 U.S. 145overruled
- United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Ass'n (1944)322 U.S. 533
Opinions from South Dakota courts, by decade
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Recent opinions from South Dakota courts
- 2026 SD 11Interest of J.A.D., III (2026)
- 2026 SD 3Walton v. Huron Regional Medical Center (2026)
- 2026 SD 19State v. Winckler (2026)
- 2026 SD 16State v. Clifford (2026)
- 2026 SD 10Wells Fargo v. Myers (2026)
- 2026 SD 6State v. Huante (2026)
- 2026 SD 9State v. Janes (2026)
- 2026 SD 5Kaiser Trucking, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual (2026)
- 2026 SD 13Bryant v. Bryant (2026)
- 2026 SD 7Advisory Opinion (2026)
- 2026 SD 2Estate of Webb (2026)
- 2026 SD 12Amended Birth Certificate of Nielsen (2026)
Law schools in South Dakota
- University of South Dakota School of LawABA · Vermillion
Law libraries in South Dakota
- McKusick Law Library · Vermillion
- South Dakota Supreme Court Law Library · Pierre
- Supreme Court Library · Pierre
Judges who served in South Dakota
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
- Alex Rentto
- Alfred Lee Wyman
Alonzo Jay Edgerton
Andrew Wendell Bogue
Axel John Beck- Boyd Leedom
Camela Catherine Theeler
Charles B. Kornmann- Charles L. Nail jr
- Charles R. Hayes
- Charles S. Hanson
- David E. Gilbertson
- Donald James Porter
Eric Claude Schulte- Everett D. Roberts
- Francis G. Dunn
- Frank Biegelmeier
- Frank E. Henderson
- Frederick J. Homeyer
- Fred Joseph Nichol
- Fred R. Winans
George Theodore Mickelson- George W. Wuest
- Glen A. Severson
- Harold Bogue jr
- Herbert B. Rudolph
James Douglas Elliott- James M. Doyle
Jeffrey Lynn Viken
John Bailey Jones
John Emmett Carland- John K. Konenkamp
- Jon Fosheim
- Judith K. Meierhenry
Karen E. Schreier- Lawrence J. Zastrow
Lawrence L. Piersol- Lori S. Wilbur
- Oren P. Coler
Richard Howard Battey- Richard W. Sabers
- Robert A. Amundson
- Robert A. Miller
- Robert E. Morgan
Roberto Antonio Lange
Roger Leland Wollman- St. Clair Smith
- Steven L. Zinter
- Vernon R. Sickel
Find legal help in South Dakota
Practice-area guides and local resources for South Dakota.
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Cities in South Dakota
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Aberdeen
- Agar
- Akaska
- Alcester
- Alexandria
- Allen
- Alpena
- Amherst
- Andover
- Arlington
- Armour
- Artesian
- Ashton
- Astoria
- Aurora
- Avon
- Badger
- Baltic
- Barnard
- Batesland
- Bath
- Belle Fourche
- Belvidere
- Beresford
- Big Stone City
- Bison
- Black Hawk
- Blunt
- Bonesteel
- Bowdle
- Box Elder
- Bradley
- Brandon
- Brandt
- Brentford
- Bridgewater
- Bristol
- Britton
- Brookings
- Bruce
- Bryant
- Buffalo
- Buffalo Gap
- Bullhead
- Burbank
- Burke
- Camp Crook
- Canistota
- Canova
- Canton
- Caputa
- Carpenter
- Carthage
- Castlewood
- Cavour
- Centerville
- Chadron
- Chamberlain
- Chancellor
- Cherry Creek
- Chester
- Claire City
- Claremont
- Clark
- Clear Lake
- Colman
- Colome
- Colton
- Columbia
- Conde
- Corona
- Corsica
- Cresbard
- Crooks
- Custer
- Dallas
- Dante
- Davis
- De Smet
- Deadwood
- Dell Rapids
- Delmont
- Dimock
- Doland
- Draper
- Dupree
- Eagle Butte
- Eden
- Edgemont
- Egan
- Elk Point
- Elkton
- Ellsworth Air Force Base
- Emery
- Enning
- Erwin
- Estelline
- Ethan
- Eureka
- Fairburn
- Fairfax
- Fairview
- Faith
- Faulkton
- Fedora
- Ferney
- Flandreau
- Florence
- Fort Meade
- Fort Pierre
- Fort Thompson
- Frankfort
- Frederick
- Freeman
- Fulton
- Gann Valley
- Garden City
- Garretson
- Gary
- Gayville
Opinions mentioning South Dakota
- 99 F3D 262Bell v. Fowler
- 98 F3D 1506United States v. Rohrig
- 98 F3D 1069Andrews v. Fowler
- 98 F3D 1056Loehrer v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.
- 98 F3D 1028Taylor Equipment, Inc. v. John Deere Co.
- 97 F3D 383Liberty Mutual Insurance v. East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
- 97 F3D 266Gathright v. St. Louis Teacher's Credit Union
- 97 F3D 1127Forster v. Boss
- 97 F3D 1107Chance Management, Inc. v. South Dakota
- 95 F3D 639Freeman v. Class
- 95 F3D 1335United States v. McGhee
- 94 F3D 1528Foy v. Holston
- 94 F3D 1280Anastas v. American Savings Bank
- 93 F3D 890Massachusetts v. United States Department of Transportation
- 93 F3D 781Black v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
- 93 F3D 445Parker v. Boyer
- 93 F3D 372Bularz v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
- 93 F3D 472Kiemele v. Soo Line Railroad
- 92 F3D 681Von Eye v. United States
- 91 F3D 1240Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified School District No. 40 v. Kirk
- 90 F3D 351Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe v. United States
- 89 F3D 908Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island v. Narragansett Electric Co.
- 89 F3D 1339Anheuser-busch, Inc. v. John Labatt Ltd.
- 88 F3D 635Cass County Music Co. v. C.H.L.R., Inc.
- 88 F3D 21United States v. Procopio
- 87 F3D 774Total Marine Services, Inc. v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs
- 87 F3D 1011Zakrzewski v. Fox
- 86 F3D 1499United States v. Washington
- 86 F3D 1337Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education v. Riley
- 86 F3D 129United States v. E.R.B.
- 85 F3D 383Toney v. WCCO Television, Midwest Cable & Satellite, Inc.
- 84 F3D 1035Buchanan v. Little Rock School District
- 84 F3D 1021Heidemann v. Rother
- 83 F3D 958United States v. LaRoche
- 82 F3D 791Independent Charities of America, Inc. v. Minnesota
- 82 F3D 265Doe v. Wright
- 82 F3D 217Simmons Poultry Farms, Inc. v. Dayton Road Development Co.
- 82 F3D 192United States v. Raether
- 81 F3D 765United States v. Heathershaw
- 81 F3D 148Bailey v. Clay
- 81 F3D 1387Acorn v. Edwards
- 80 F3D 964United States v. Barber
- 80 F3D 1241United States v. Stavig
- 80 F3D 1248Wright v. Nichols
- 8 F3D 1258Howe v. Ellenbecker
- 8 F3D 1174Timothy Mcgann v. Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
- 79 F3D 736Jenner v. Class
- 78 F3D 375Barry v. Barry
- 78 F3D 1283United States v. Jenkins
- 77 F3D 271Henry v. United States Department of the Navy