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Missouri Supreme Court upholds congressional maps over citizen concerns

JURIST

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an appeals court decision on Wednesday, which found that the Senate congressional map did not violate the state’s constitution. ” The Missouri Constitution lays out the procedure for creating House and Senate districts.

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US appeals court blocks Biden administration student loan forgiveness plan

JURIST

Attorney General of Missouri Andrew Bailey stated , “We can’t let Joe Biden saddle working Missouri families with Ivy League debt. Attorney General of Missouri Andrew Bailey stated , “We can’t let Joe Biden saddle working Missouri families with Ivy League debt.

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Minnesota court denies request to require statewide public school mask mandate

JURIST

.” They also argued that PASS lacked standing because it failed to prove: that its members suffered an injury-in-fact; that the alleged injury was fairly traceable to an action by Walz and Minnesota; and that the injury was redressable by a favorable court decision.

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United States: No Early Dismissal In Post-TCPA Facebook Case - Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Mondaq

Recently, a Missouri federal court analyzed how the United States Supreme Court decision in Facebook v. Duguid ("Facebook") interprets the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA").

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America’s Hidden ‘Constitution-Free Zones’

The Crime Report

Besides Minnesota, the area includes Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. In effect, this means that nearly 60 million Americans live in states where the courts offer absolute immunity to federal officers who violate someone’s constitutional rights.

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D.C. Circuit Sides with Manufacturers in Latest 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

FDA Law Blog

Bills are pending in other states, including Missouri and New York. We recently wrote about the Eighth Circuit’s decision to uphold the Arkansas law against a constitutional challenge brought by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA) (see here ). Court decision, may be rendered inconsequential.

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Challenges to a Washington state legislative district

SCOTUSBlog

19 conferences) Missouri Dept. relisted after the Jan. 12 and Jan. of Corrections v. Finney , 23-203 Issues : (1) Whether the 14th Amendment prohibits relying on stereotypes about religious views to strike jurors; (2) whether a violation under Batson v.

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