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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JURIST

AUGUST 11, 2024

A US federal appeals court on Friday blocked the Biden Administration from implementing its student loan forgiveness plan known as “SAVE.” ” The decision expands a previous appellate court order that prevented a portion of the program from taking effect.

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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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JURIST

JULY 20, 2024

A US federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from implementing its student debt relief plan. Attorney General of Missouri Andrew Bailey stated , “We can’t let Joe Biden saddle working Missouri families with Ivy League debt. billion for 662,000 public servants, and $10.5

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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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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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DECEMBER 9, 2024

“Missouri, Kansas Republicans want Supreme Court changes to protect conservative values”: Jonathan Shorman, Kacen Bayless, and Matthew Kelly of The Kansas City Star have this report.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

AUGUST 18, 2022

A federal grand jury in the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri indicted Walter Lee Hoornstra Wednesday for threatening an Arizona election official. The post Federal grand jury indicts Missouri man over threatening voicemail to Arizona election official appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

AUGUST 20, 2021

Louis challenging a Missouri state law that prohibits enforcement of federal firearms laws and subjects state and local law enforcement officers to civil suits and monetary penalties. Missouri House Bill No. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday filed a 28-page statement of interest in a lawsuit filed by the city of St.

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MARCH 30, 2021

“Tofurky Maker Loses Bid to Block Missouri Law on Food Labels; A federal appeals court sided against a producer of vegan meat alternatives that is challenging Missouri’s rules for labeling meat substitutes”: Rox Laird of Courthouse News Service has this report on a ruling that a divided three-judge panel of the U.S.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that a SWAT team member must face First Amendment and battery claims from reporters he tear-gassed while they were covering public unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Justice Department has asked a court to block a Missouri law that declares certain federal gun laws invalid and threatens financial penalties on state and local agencies that enforce them, arguing the measure violated the Constitution and undermined public safety, reports the Washington Post.

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JURIST

JUNE 1, 2021

In an order list released Tuesday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s appeal seeking to undo a $2 billion judgment over claims that their talc-based baby powder contained cancer-causing asbestos. They asked the court to affirm the precedent set in State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 29, 2025

When the Court imposed its sentence, it did not refer to or mention the scoresheet at all, demonstrating the Court was not relying on the computation of the lowest permissible prison sentence, the judge wrote in his order. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.

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Above The Law

APRIL 7, 2025

The fun part of the order is in the footnotes: While the Court does not find that the cited social media post rises to the level of a violation of Defendant’s probation, it may be prudent for Defendant to exercise restraint regarding certain topics. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

So much of the coverage on Pauline Newman’s ordeal with her court focuses on distractions from the heart of the matter: her age, her constant efforts to simply do her job, what have you. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Monday. Appellate Court Chief Judge Kimberly A. Kimberly A. The post D.C.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Earlier this month, the ACLU of Iowa and several parents filed suit in federal court to challenge Iowa’s public school mask ban. Thus, the court enjoined the state from restricting public school discretion to mandate masks. Consequently, school districts may continue to enforce their mask mandates.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Parents Advocating for Safe Schools (PASS), an association of Minnesota parents, filed suit against the state of Minnesota and Governor Timothy Walz, asking the court to order Walz to impose a statewide mask requirement for all public schools. Pass also asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order compelling Walz to require masks.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

So far we’ve seen Perkins Coie and Williams & Connolly take their stands in court, Rachel Cohen stake her employment at Skadden , and the American Constitution Society call on law school deans to take a public stand for the rule of law. We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. Louis School of Law.

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