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Better Courts can intervene in ballot challenge
A Cole County judge allowed attorneys for a proponent of direct judicial elections to intervene in a lawsuit over an initiative petition’s ballot language. Last year, James Harris submitted a constitutional amendment for circulation to put judges chosen under the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan up for elections. Opponents of the measure sued, citing problems with [...]
Continue reading...Better Courts steps into court plan legal challenge
Thursday, December 31, 2009
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It turns out those opposed to changing judicial selection aren’t the only ones who can tap well-known legal names in Missouri. James Harris leads an organization that wants to change the way Missouri chooses its judges. But supporters of the current system have filed legal challenges to the state-approved ballot summaries, so they’re tied up [...]
Continue reading...Group calls for direct judicial elections
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Better Courts for Missouri says in a press release that it has filed a ballot initiative petition that would require all Missouri judges to be directly elected. The petition is in addition to – and in many ways the opposite of – an already circulating petition from the group that would replace Missouri’s Nonpartisan Court [...]
Continue reading...Better Courts resubmits ballot initiative
Monday, August 10, 2009
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A group seeking to do away with Missouri’s Nonpartisan Court Plan has resubmitted its ballot initiative to the Secretary of State’s Office. Better Courts for Missouri announced the filing of its initiative on July 22 but withdrew it shortly after, saying it wanted to correct technical flaws. The group’s head, James Harris, said Monday that [...]
Continue reading...Better Courts withdraws current ballot proposal, will make changes
Monday, July 27, 2009
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ShowMe Better Courts for Missouri has withdrawn their current ballot proposal for making changes to the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan but has plans to file a new proposal sometime midweek. The blog Fired Up! first reported on Friday that the group had sent a letter to Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan asking to withdraw [...]
Continue reading...Supporter of revamping judicial selection proposes language to state office
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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A group pushing for changes in how Missouri selects its judges is offering a little advice to Secretary of State Robin Carnahan. The campaign organization led by James Harris and calling itself ShowMe Better Courts sent her office a letter today with a proposed ballot summary statement. He submitted a proposed constitutional amendment last week [...]
Continue reading...UPDATED: Ballot initiative seeks to replace Missouri Plan
Monday, July 13, 2009
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A group that has long sought to change Missouri’s Nonpartisan Court Plan in the Legislature now trying a new tactic – going directly to the voters. Better Courts for Missouri said this morning that it has filed an initiative petition that would replace the Missouri Plan with one modeled after the federal system. (Click here [...]
Continue reading...Better Courts looks at bigger changes
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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The leader of a group pushing to change Missouri’s process for selecting judges warns that more drastic plans could be coming down the pipe. James Harris, head of Better Courts for Missouri, spoke today at the Conservative Heartland Leadership Conference in St. Louis. He was part of a panel discussing how judges for state high courts [...]
Continue reading...Supreme Court denies Sunshine request
Friday, April 17, 2009
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The Missouri Supreme Court has denied an open-records request from a group that advocates changing Missouri’s process for selecting judges. Better Courts for Missouri filed a Sunshine Law request with the court earlier this month. The group wants records showing how active judges have been in lobbying against legislative proposals to revamp the Nonpartisan Court [...]
Continue reading...Supreme Court studying open records request
Friday, April 3, 2009
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The Supreme Court clerk has sent a formal written response to a group seeking communications through the state’s Sunshine Law, but offered no indication of whether it will comply. James Harris, director of Better Courts for Missouri, sent a request earlier this week to Chief Justice Laura Denvir Stith, Clerk Tom Simon and others. He’s [...]
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