Where appellant, a federal crop-insurance company, challenged a district court’s order vacating an arbitration award in a dispute arising from the company’s issuance of a crop-insurance policy to a South Dakota farmer, the crop policy incorporated American Arbitration Association rules, ...

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Where a driver challenged the suspension of her driving privileges, arguing that the trial court erred in concluding during de novo proceedings that it did not have the authority to hear and determine due process violations that allegedly took place ...

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  Where appellants challenged the entry of an amended judgment that found the parties had reached a binding settlement agreement and entering judgment pursuant to the terms, the trial court did not err despite the fact that there was no ...

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Where an employee terminated by a government agency challenged the decision of the Administrative Hearing Commission that found that the human resources director had the authority to fire him, the HR director did not have the authority to terminate the ...

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Where the ACLU submitted a referendum petition sample sheet that was rejected by the secretary of state on constitutional grounds, the secretary of state’s authority to review a sample sheet for sufficiency did not extend to determining compliance with the ...

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  Where an estate administrator challenged a district court order that modified the attorney’s fees in an underlying settlement agreement, any authority for judicial approval of FLSA settlements does not extend to the review of settled attorneys’ fees, so the ...

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  Where a state resident filed a declaratory judgment action against the governor and lieutenant governor, challenging the governor’s authority to appoint the lieutenant governor, the state resident had standing to proceed as a taxpayer, and the governor had plenary ...

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Where the attorney general filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, the judgment is affirmed because the habeas court had the authority to review the defendant’s claim pertaining to ...

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State ex. Rel. Attorney General Joshua D. Hawley v. Pilot Travel Centers (MLW No. 72038/Case No. SC96885 – 22 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Russell, J.; Draper, Powell, Breckenridge and Stith, JJ., concur; Wilson, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Fischer, C.J., concurs in opinion of Wilson, J.)

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Beumer Corporation v. ProEnergy Services, LLC (MLW No. 71986/Case No. 17-2862 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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Trams v. State (MLW No. 71966/Case No. ED106212 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Quigless, J.)

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