The Eighth Circuit covers the federal courts in Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The rulings below come from the circuit's court of appeals and the federal trial courts within it.
Of the 1,389 published rulings we track here (1973–2026), the breakdowns below show how they were decided. They describe published opinions only — not the odds of any particular situation.
Of the 1,389 published rulings we track in the Eighth Circuit.
A workplace lawsuit moves through stages, and a ruling can end it at any of them. Here is where the 1,386 rulings we could classify by stage were decided.
A higher court reviewing an earlier decision. Many published opinions come from this stage, after a lot has already happened in the case.
A ruling where the judge decides the case — or part of it — without a trial, because one side argues the key facts are not in dispute. For workers, getting past this step is often the biggest hurdle.
Of the 342 summary-judgment rulings here, 214 ended the case in the employer’s favor and 125 let the worker’s claims continue; the rest resolved in other ways.
An early request — usually by the employer — to throw the case out before any evidence is gathered.
A judge or jury heard the evidence and reached a decision. Relatively few disputes get this far.
The two sides resolved the dispute by agreement, sometimes with court approval. Most settlements are private and never show up in published opinions.
A decision entered because one side did not respond to the case at all.
Procedural decisions and orders that do not fit the main stages above.
Browse rulings from courts in each state the Eighth Circuit covers.
Samuel T. ROBINO, Appellant, v. Eleanor Holmes NORTON, Chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Appellee
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Home of Economy, Inc.
EEOC v. Emerson Elec. Co.
Shell Oil Co. v. United States EEOC
Giles
Declue
U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Air Line Pilots Ass'n, International
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Murphy Motor Freight Lines, Inc.
Litton Industries, Inc. v. Nlrb
Nlrb v. Erlich's 814, Inc.
Harvey Eng. And Mfg. Corp. v. Nlrb
Nlrb v. J-B Enterprises, Inc
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. North Central Airlines
Nlrb v. Falkowski Grocery
Roswil, Inc. v. Nlrb
Nlrb v. Retail Store Employees Local 322
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Fry-Wagner Moving & Storage Co.
Cihacek
Nlrb v. Fidelity Telephone Co
EEOC v. Contour Chair Lounge Co., Inc.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.
Hennepin Broadcasting Associates, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
Nlrb v. Carpenters Local Union 1260
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OP. COM'N v. Quick Shop Mkts., Inc.
Nlrb v. Suburban Amc/jeep, Inc
Nlrb v. Concourse Porsche Audi, Inc
Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc. v. Nlrb
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HICKEY-MITCHELL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Nlrb v. St. Louis Local of American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Nlrb v. Abco Engr. Corp
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Red Arrow Corporation
Nlrb v. D. H. Baldwin Co
Nlrb v. Farmers Lp Gas, Inc
Nlrb v. Quick Shop Markets, Inc
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OP. COM'N v. Hickey-Mitchell Co.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Western Publishing Co.
Nlrb v. Northwest Drayage Co
Nlrb v. Lloyd's Ornamental and Steel Fabricators, Inc., Etc
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Missouri Pacific Railroad
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These figures summarize publicly available published court opinions only. Published opinions over-represent summary-judgment rulings (decisions made without a trial) and appeals, because those are the stages where judges most often write formal opinions. Most workplace disputes settle privately and never appear here at all. A ruling’s outcome reflects many case-specific factors and is not a prediction for any other situation. Read more about how we source and classify rulings.
Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The classification of outcomes and case stages is based on automated analysis and may not reflect the full scope of each case.