supreme court of missouri

The case brought by the NAACP argued that only an important, pressing issue qualifies for a special session in a case that sought to quash bills that gerrymandered the congressional map and changed the initiative petition process

The court will hear arguments that it should throw out the map passed by Republicans in a special session because it makes districts that are not compact. In the second case, the judges will consider whether a referendum filing automatically prevents a new law from taking effect.

Because these cases raise similar legal questions and involve related facts, the Supreme Court has consolidated them for purposes of oral argument.

The legislation would spell out when people convicted in other states must register in Missouri and when some offenders can ask a court to shorten their time on the list

Missouri Republican lawmakers pushed through the bill last year in response to the campaign for an abortion rights initiative and lawsuits that struck down restrictions on abortion

Six of the seven justices agreed the language in Proposition A’s summary and fiscal note did not mislead voters and that the results of the measure’s statewide vote should stand.

Attorneys spoke for and against the overturning of Prop. A based on complaints regarding election irregularities and constitutional violations.

The Supreme Court of Missouri will listen to oral arguments after organizations filed a lawsuit calling for the invalidation of Proposition A.

Associate Circuit Judge Joe Don McGaugh, a former lawmaker, will be off the bench for a year and must submit to a mental evaluation before returning to work.

Lawyers for a Missouri man have filed a late appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court alleging there were racial bias and constitutional errors at his trial.