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Minnesota Deer Farmers Association, et al. v. Sarah Strommen, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or her successor, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 24-2845 · judgment July 28, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

______________ ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ______________ PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI ______________ Erick G. Kaardal Counsel of Record Gregory M. Erickson MOHRMAN, KAARDAL & ERICKSON, P.A. 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 3100 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Tel: (612) 341-1074 kaardal@mklaw.com erickson@mklaw.com Counsel for Petitioners

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Erick G. Kaardal
Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A.

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Amicus briefs
4 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 16 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Dec 01 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
  4. Dec 01 2025
    Amici brief of North American Deer Farmers Association, et al. not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - December 8, 2025)
  5. Dec 01 2025
    Brief amici curiae of North American Deer Farmers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed) (Corrected)
  6. Nov 26 2025
    Brief amicus curiae of The Cavalry Group, LLC filed.
  7. Nov 25 2025
    Brief amici curiae of Members of the United States Congress from the State of Minnesota, et al. filed.
  8. Oct 27 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 1, 2025)