Constitutional : School Transfer Application – Race-Based Limitation – Mootness
Teague v. Cooper (MLW No.65320/Case No. 12-2413 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
Civil Rights : Excessive Force – Minor Injury – Qualified Immunity
Bishop v. Glazier (MLW No. 65317/Case No. 12-2661 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Civil Rights : Excessive Force – False Arrest – Probable Cause
Chevalllier v. Hand (MLW No. 65281/Case No. 12-2983 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)
Constitutional : DWI – Commercial Disqualification – Spending Clause
Where a driver who was arrested for driving while intoxicated challenged the constitutional validity of statutes that disqualify drivers with alcohol-related traffic offenses from driving a commercial vehicle for a […]
Constitutional : Assessment Lien – Priority – Vagueness
Board of Managers of Parkway Towers Condominium Association, Inc. v. Carcopa (MLW No. 65252/Case No. SC92805 – 7 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Draper III, J., all concur)
Constitutional : Appellate Attorneys’ Fees – Jurisdiction – Vagueness
Goins v. Goins (MLW No. 65253/Case No. SC92672 – 9 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Teitelman, J.; all concur)
Constitutional : Sexual Misconduct – Overbroad – Right To Privacy
State v. Jeffrey (MLW No. 65178/Case No. SC93172 – 21 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Fischer, J.; all concur)
Constitutional : Campaign Finance Laws – Standing
Iowa Right To Life Committee, Inc. v. Tooker (MLW No. 65119/Case No. 12-1605 – 47 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Civil Rights: Fourth Amendment – Qualified Immunity – False Imprisonment
Ulrich v. Pope County (MLW No. 65012/Case No. 12-2813 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Holmes, J.)
Civil Practice: Abstention – Younger Doctrine – Political Action Committee
Geier v. Missouri Ethics Commission (MLW No. 65013/Case No. 12-3853 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)
Civil Rights: Funeral Protest Law – First Amendment – ‘Procession’
Phelps-Roper v. Koster (MLW No. 64932/Case No. 10-3076 – 18 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.)
Civil Rights: Sex Offender Treatment – Video Camera Use
Arnzen v. Palmer (MLW No. 64917/Case No. 12-3634 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Arnold, J.)
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