The Missouri Supreme Court voided most, but not all, of the language in two state parking statutes affecting the city of St. Louis, ruling that they partially violate the Missouri Constitution.

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A woman-owned business claimed that the Kansas City Women’s Business Enterprises (WBE) Program’s personal net worth restriction is unconstitutional. It flopped in court.

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A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against Delaware government officials who recalled a vanity license plate issued to a breast cancer survivor because of what the state transportation secretary described as a “perceived profanity.”

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Where a property owner moved to preliminarily enjoin the enforcement of a city ordinance that restricted the numbers of signs displayed on private property, the ordinance is a content-based regulation, and the city’s interests in traffic safety and aesthetics were ...

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Johnson v. Precythe (MLW No. 72047/Case No. 17-2222 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeal, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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New Doe Child v. U.S. (MLW No. 72064/Case No. 16-4440 – 18 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)

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Bierman v. Dayton (MLW No. 72006/Case No. 17-1244 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)

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Foster v. State of Minnesota (MLW No. 71578/Case No. 17-1177 – 6 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

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Owen v. Missouri Department of Social Services (MLW No. 71263/Case No. WD80710 – 9 pages)(Mo.Ct.App. W.D. Pfeiffer, C.J.)

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Barrett v. Greitens (MLW No. 71262/Case No. WD80837 – 16 pages)(Mo.Ct.App. W.D. Howard, J.)

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B.B. v. Methodist Church of Shelbina, Missouri, et al. (MLW No. 71277/Case No. ED104969- 28 pages) (Mo.Ct.App. E.D., Clayton, J.)

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