U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

The Iowa Farm Sanctuary v. Univ. of MO Vet Health Center

September 3, 2026

Summary

The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the Iowa Farm Sanctuary’s §1983 claims. The court held that the sanctuary lacked standing for injunctive relief, that its procedural due‑process claim fails because an adequate post‑deprivation remedy exists, and that its substantive‑due‑process and Fourth Amendment claims are not plausibly pleaded. The court also found the sanctuary has standing for damages, and converted the injunctive‑relief dismissal to a dismissal without prejudice.