JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The US Supreme Court Tuesday denied an application to stay the execution of Kevin Johnson, a man convicted of murdering a police officer. Johnson had filed a petition to stay his execution with the court alleging racial bias throughout his prosecution. Johnson had also filed a motion to stay with the Missouri Supreme Court.

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JURIST

MAY 1, 2023

A Missouri judge Monday temporarily blocked an emergency rule that would have required people seeking gender-affirming care to first receive over a year of therapy among other prerequisites. The case is in the Missouri Circuit Court of the County of St. The ACLU of Missouri filed Southampton Community Healthcare v.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

The ACLU of Missouri and two state librarian associations Thursday sued state prosecutors over a state law that bans “sexually explicit materials” from public schools and libraries, arguing that the law violates the state constitution. The case is in the Circuit Court of Jackson County.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

US District Judge for the Western District of Missouri Brian Wimes denied Ramey’s petition, stating the denial does not violate Ramey’s constitutional rights. The Missouri Supreme Court will hear two motions to stay Johnson’s execution on Monday, relating to evidence of racial bias throughout his prosecution.

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JURIST

JULY 20, 2024

Wrongfully convicted Missouri inmate Sandra Hemme was released from prison Friday after a monthlong battle with the state’s attorney general who sought to deny the release on procedural and jurisdictional grounds. The appeal court denied this motion and Judge Horsman again ordered Ms. Hemme to be released.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 31, 2025

Share Under the federal law governing efforts by state prisoners to seek post-conviction relief in federal courts, prisoners who lose at the trial level can only appeal that decision if they can show that reasonable judges could disagree with the ruling or that the case should be allowed to move forward. Shockley then went to the U.S.

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JURIST

JULY 8, 2022

A man from Kansas City, Missouri, Thursday pled guilty to committing a hate crime. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in federal court. US Attorney Teresa Moore of the Western District of Missouri commented: Violence against others, motivated by hatred of their sexual orientation, is unacceptable. During the interaction, M.S.

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JURIST

JULY 30, 2024

On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found in Miller v. Ziegler that a Missouri law banning lobbying for two years after an official leaves elected office was unconstitutional. The law in question, Article III, Section 2(a) of the Missouri Constitution, was enacted through a ballot initiative in 2018.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. People held in state prison can turn to federal court to challenge the validity of their conviction or sentence. Missouri resident Lance Shockley crashed a pick-up truck belonging to his sister-in-laws fianc into a ditch.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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. Several Missouri citizens previously challenged the map, drawn by a court-appointed redistricting commission, for failing to preserve communities of interest.

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ABA Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Supreme Court on Friday turned down an emergency request to reinstate a Missouri law that barred state officials from helping enforce federal gun…

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block the execution of a Missouri man after his attorneys argued in a final appeal that his intellectual disabilities made the execution unconstitutional. Lower courts rejected those arguments, and his attorneys asked the justices on Monday to intervene.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 30, 2023

“Springfield judge appointed to fill Missouri Supreme Court vacancy”: Kelly Dereuck of The Springfield News-Leader has this report. And Kelton Turner of The Missouri Times reports that “ Governor Parson appoints Ginger Gooch to Missouri Supreme Court.”

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2023

The US District Court for the Western District of Missouri Central Division Tuesday ruled that a Missouri law attempting to invalidate federal firearm laws within the state is unconstitutional. In Wimes’ opinion and order, the court ruled that SAPA is “unconstitutional in its entirety.”

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JURIST

MAY 24, 2021

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Monday from a death row inmate who sought to have his sentence carried out by firing squad because he believes it would be less painful than the state’s preferred method of execution. Worse, it ensures that Johnson’s claim will never be heard on the merits.”

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A judge in Missouri rejected on Thursday inmate Marcellus Williams’ attempt to overturn a murder conviction and death sentence using “new” DNA evidence. The motion was filed to provide the court evidence not available at trial. Circuit Judge Bruce F. All three experts concluded the DNA was not from Williams.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday that Missouri’s requirements for parents to opt out of their children being vaccinated to attend school do not violate their rights to religious freedom. In Missouri, children must be properly vaccinated and submit their vaccination records before they can attend school.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 28, 2021

“Missouri lawmaker can block critics on Twitter, federal court says”: Robert Patrick of The St. And Wendy Davis of MediaPost’s DigitalNewsDaily reports that “ Missouri Lawmaker Defeats Lawsuit Over Twitter Block.” Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

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MAY 24, 2021

“Parson appoints Robin Ransom, first Black woman to serve on Missouri Supreme Court”: Jeanne Kuang of The Kansas City Star has this report. Joel Boenitz of The Columbia Missourian reports that “ Judge Robin Ransom becomes first Black woman named to Missouri Supreme Court.”

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HowAppealing

MAY 24, 2023

“Missouri Supreme Court restricts access to old documents on Casenet website”: Josh Renaud of The St. The post “Missouri Supreme Court restricts access to old documents on Casenet website” appeared first on How Appealing. Louis Post-Dispatch has this report.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

“Missouri appeals court fines litigant after finding fake, AI-generated cases cited in filings”: Rudi Keller of Missouri Independent has this report on a decision that the Missouri Court of Appeals issued yesterday.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

“Women will make up majority of Missouri Supreme Court after Gov. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that “ Parson picks former Montgomery County prosecutor to fill Missouri Supreme Court vacancy.” ” The post “Women will make up majority of Missouri Supreme Court after Gov. .”

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MARCH 14, 2021

Missouri Supreme Court weighs key transparency case.” “What’s the price of Sunshine? ” Austin Huguelet of The Springfield News-Leader has this report.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Share For the second time in less than a week, the Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Kevin Johnson, paving the way for Missouri to carry out his lethal injection on Tuesday night. Johnson, who is Black, came to the Supreme Court on Nov. Supreme Court from reviewing it.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 2, 2021

“Missouri Supreme Court won’t hear Kevin Strickland’s case. He’s innocent, prosecutors say.” ” Luke Nozicka of The Kansas City Star has this report.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Heres the Friday morning read: The Constitution Allows for Term-Limited Supreme Court Justices (Nancy Gertner, Brennan Center for Justice) Who Knocked on the Supreme Court’s Door in November?

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 24, 2021

Share Over the objection of the court’s three liberal justices, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request from a Missouri death-row inmate who is contesting the state’s method of lethal injection and wants to propose the firing squad as a more humane method of execution.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 2, 2022

Share In a two-sentence order on Monday, the justices denied a stay of execution for Carman Deck, a man on Missouri’s death row who is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. Deck’s application called on the court to determine whether his constitutional rights were violated by a long delay between his conviction and his final sentencing.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

“‘Watch it boys and girls’: Missouri cannabis lawyers face warning from state Supreme Court.” ” Jack Suntrup of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this report.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The post Missouri School Employees Who Sued Over Optional Race Primer Get Dismissed As Frivolous appeared first on Above the Law. Do you know how high the threshold for frivolousness is?

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Above The Law

MARCH 22, 2023

Come Back In A Year : Missouri's Supreme Court gave a lawyer accused of serial sexual assault a year before he could be reinstated because that's what they gave other sexual assaulters. The post Suspicious Investigators, Dubious Dog Toys, And Some Missouri Justice — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Supreme Court has denied two applications by Robert Fratta to issue a stay preventing his execution, Jaime E. Robert, a Missouri City ex-cop, was convicted of paying a teenager $1,000 to kill his wife Farah Fratta in 1994. Galvan and Michelle Homer report for KHOU 11.

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JURIST

JULY 28, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Monday upheld an award of $1,143,627.96 in litigation expenses for the League of Women Voters of Missouri against Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft in a dispute over voter registration. in fees and $27,484.15

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to block the execution of Missouri inmate Leonard Taylor, who was sentenced to death for the 2004 murder of his live-in girlfriend and her three children. Shortly after the court’s order, Missouri executed Taylor by lethal injection. There were no dissents recorded.

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EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

Federal Rule of Evidence 706(a) provides that On a party’s motion or on its own, the court may order the parties to show cause why expert witnesses should not be appointed and may ask the parties to submit nominations.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

“Missouri Supreme Court hears case on transgender students use of school bathrooms; At the core of the argument, judges will have to decide whether a transgender boy can be considered male under the states human rights act”: Annelise Hanshaw of Missouri Independent has this report.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The state attorneys generals of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina alleged in a federal Missouri court that Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan is unauthorized and poses economic harm to working class individuals. Both lawsuits ask the court to immediately halt implementation of the plan.

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