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This case involves a dispute over a Missouri law that aimed to defund Planned Parenthood. The state of Missouri passed a law that would prevent state funds from going to any organization that performs...
This case involves a dispute over whether the Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) wrongfully terminated David Carter's employment. Carter, who was employed by MDOC, was diagnosed with a serious ...
This case involves a dispute between Kevin Rhodes and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC). Rhodes, a former employee, sued the MHTC alleging he was wrongfully terminated. He cla...
This case involves Dustin Curtis Winter, who was convicted of felony possession of methamphetamine. He appealed his conviction, arguing that the trial court made several errors. Specifically, Winter c...
This case involves two separate appeals, Jessie L. Nelson v. State of Missouri and Cameron D. Woods v. State of Missouri, which were consolidated by the court. Both appellants were convicted of felony...
This case involves a former employee, C.S., who sued the Missouri State Highway Patrol Criminal Justice Information Service and the Lafayette Prosecuting Attorney. C.S. alleged that they wrongfully te...
This case involves Cedric Dewayne Mack appealing his conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Mack argued that the evidence found during a traffic stop should have been suppressed because ...
This case involves a former employee, Christopher A. Scott, who sued the State of Missouri after his employment was terminated. Scott alleged that his termination was a result of retaliation for repor...
This case involves Ryan Christopher McCarty, who was disbarred by the Missouri Supreme Court. The disbarment stemmed from multiple instances of professional misconduct, including mishandling client fu...
This case involves a dispute between Robust Missouri Dispensary 3, LLC (the "Dispensary") and St. Louis County, Missouri (the "County"). The Dispensary sought to open a medical marijuana facility in t...
This case involves a former employee, Christopher Cole, who sued his former employer, The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. Cole claimed that the compan...
This case involves a student, R.M.A., who was expelled from Blue Springs R-IV School District for allegedly violating the district's "no contact" rule. The student claimed the rule was unconstitutiona...
This case involves Raymond McCarty's challenge to the Missouri Secretary of State's decision to reject his ballot for the 2020 general election. McCarty, who was incarcerated at the time, argued that ...
This case involves Robert J. Branson, an inmate, who filed a lawsuit against Michael Shewmaker, the Warden of the South Central Correctional Center. Branson alleged that his constitutional rights were...
This case involves a former inmate, Trent Berhow, who sued the State of Missouri. Berhow alleged that the state violated his rights by failing to provide him with adequate medical care while he was in...
This case involves James Eckardt, who was injured on the job and sought compensation from the Second Injury Fund. The Fund is designed to help employers by covering a portion of the costs for employee...
This case involves a dispute over whether Diana Penney, an employee who suffered a work-related injury, was entitled to benefits from Missouri's Second Injury Fund. The Fund is designed to help employ...
This case involves a dispute over whether the Circuit Attorney of St. Louis, Missouri, could be compelled to prosecute certain cases. The Circuit Attorney's office had a policy of declining to prosecu...
This case involves a dispute between the City of Normandy and the Governor of Missouri regarding the city's ability to collect sales taxes from businesses operating on federal land within its boundari...
This case involves a dispute over whether David Thompson, a former employee of the State of Missouri, was wrongfully terminated. Thompson claimed he was fired in retaliation for reporting illegal acti...