Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Special Session at USD School of Law - Availability of Briefs

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit will hold a special session at the Law School on Tuesday, September 23.  The court will hear three cases beginning at 9:30 a.m. before Judges Riley, Loken and Kelly.  Information about these cases can be found on the Court's calendar, available here.

One printed copy of each of the briefs associated with these cases is available in the Law Library's Reserve Room.  The briefs may be read within the Reserve Room, which is open from 7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  They may also be briefly taken out of the Reserve Room to be copied.

The Law Library staff would like to make our students and faculty aware that the briefs are also available electronically.  If you search for the cases and briefs from the Eighth Circuit's website, the website will direct you to the PACER system.  The Law Library does not have a subscription to PACER, and thus, you will not be able to access the briefs this way.  However, the dockets for the cases are available via Bloomberg Law and WestlawNext.  Accessing the dockets through these sources will provide access to individual documents filed within each case, including the parties' briefs.  The Law Library staff is available to provide assistance on accessing the materials electronically.  Please do not hesitate to ask us if you have any questions.