Missouri

Missouri AG Demands SCOTUS Steal NY Judge’s Gavel In Trump Case

Things can always get dumber. And probably will.

Where In The World Is The Former St. Louis Circuit Attorney?

The state auditor is pulling out all the stops to find her.

Missouri School Employees Who Sued Over Optional Race Primer Get Dismissed As Frivolous

Do you know how high the threshold for frivolousness is?

Missouri’s Supreme Court Thinks That Disbarment Is Too Serious A Punishment For A Lawyer Who Assaulted 6 Of His Clients

Accountability really is a four-letter word.

As It Turns Out, You Can’t Just Nope Out Of Listening To The Federal Government’s Laws On Guns

The Founders really should have been clearer with their clauses.

GEICO Could Save 15% Or More On Their HPV Suit After This Remand

Yup, this is already my favorite headline of the year.

Morning Docket: 11.16.22

* Is "Woke" the new Race, Sex and Religion? [WSJ] * Illegally obscuring a license plate is one thing, BUT FIXING IT? Nahhhhh [NYC.Streetsblog] * This judge hit Georgia's six-week abortion ban with the gavel [CNN] * New York continues to be the battle ground of what gun restrictions will be in the United States. [Gothamist] * You know, you think people would start caring about politicians breaking laws enough to not vote for them. [Missouri Independent]

Morning Docket: 10.04.22

* No more baseball rules for preteens in New Jersey — Progress! [New Jersey Monitor] * In Missouri and plan on voting? Here's a primer. [Missouri Independent] * Michigan's abortion laws may be subject to change. Take 3 to learn about Prop 3. [Axios] * Supreme Court slated to hear Alabama's voting rights case. Welp, democracy was nice while it lasted. [Reuters] * The Onion makes it way to the Supreme Court. No, seriously. [NYT]

Instead Of Fighting Homelessness, Missouri Has Opted To Fight The Homeless

What's next? Missouri is going to funnel money from its anti-homelessness budget in to Brett Farve's pockets?

State Worried That Talking About Race Harms Kids Brings Back Beating Children In School

'Giving teachers guns wasn’t enough, they’ll have belts too!' - Missouri parents, apparently

Morning Docket: 07.18.22

* If these magic words won't get you your prescription, at least it should make the eventual lawsuit a little easier to win. [Twitter] * Missouri is really good at criminalizing homelessness! [Business Insider] * Dobbs is gonna make it harder to deal with the natural outcome of 10 to 15 percent of pregnancies. Thanks, SCOTUS! [NYT] * Texas found a way to bypass that whole consent of the governed thing. Cool beans! [NPR]

Morning Docket: 03.11.22

* Word is bonded: Houston Senator is pushing for people to front part of their bail before they walk. [Click 2 Houston] * The ties that bind: Giving birth in Indiana is making a change for the humane. [WTHR] * Connecticut might be zoning in on affordable housing. Woop Woop! [CT Mirror] * New Florida law makes it easier to regulate how people discuss race at work. HR HRs HR-rily. [USA Today] * I know long-arm statutes are a thing, but Missouri's attempt to ban abortions that happen in other states would make the court that wrote Wickard blush. [STL Today]

Morning Docket: 02.17.22

* Shall be infringed: The DOJ is suing Missouri over passing a law that just straight up ignores federal gun laws. [NPR] * I never forget a face: Clearview thinks it will be able to recognize everyone once it hits 100 billion photos. It is gonna be hard to explain the 4th Amendment to children in the future. [WaPo] * De-ttorney'd: Suge Knight's former attorney loses law license for life as part of a plea deal on a conspiracy and perjury charges. Guess that's the tradeoff for fewer CEOs dancing in your videos. [Yahoo!] * If you build it, they will come back: Biglaw firms are announcing their comeback expectations for their employees. [Reuters] * Now that it’s cool for soccer moms to get baked, Virginia is figuring out the equitable way to deal with prior weed-related criminal charges. [VPM]

Missouri’s Bill 666 May Be A Deal With The Devil

WashU students should update their criminal outlines to include Res Ipsa 'I feared for my life'-itor.

Morning Docket: 02.02.22

* Umm. St. Louis might be bringing back trial by combat? Dead men tell no tales, I suppose. [STL Today] * People are still couching casual racism as a 1st Amendment issue, despite the key examples occurring at private institutions that aren't bound by it. [Reuters] * The Judicial Big 4: Here are some key SCOTUS jurisprudence areas you should be paying attention to. May the retention of your rights be ever in your favor. [NLR] * Breaking: Brilliant legal minds exist outside of HYS apparently. Might be something President Biden (and people looking over summer applicant resumes) ought keep in mind. [WaPo] * No shot, no problem: Virginia universities drop vaccine requirements. [The Hill]