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Schweich v. Nixon (MLW No. 65568/Case No. SC92750 – 17 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, per curiam)
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State v. Jackson (MLW No. 64313/Case No. SC92532 – 17 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; Teitelman, C.J., Russell, Breckenridge, Fischer and Draper, JJ., concur)
Constitutional Law: Validity Of Statute – State Employees’ System – Retirement Benefits
Beard v. State Employees’ Retirement System (MLW No. 64101/Case No. SC92142 – 6 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Draper, J.; Teitelman, C.J., Russell, Breckenridge, Fischer and Stith, JJ., concur)
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Constitutional: Controlled Substances Act – Cannabis Cultivation – Commerce Clause
Monson v. Drug Enforcement Administration (MLW No. 59981/Case No. 07-3837 – 17 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bowman, J.) Where farmers who obtained state licenses to grow cannabis sought a declaration that the Controlled Substances Act did not apply to their crop, cannabis grown for industrial use is still subject to federal regulation, […]
Tribe’s book illuminates ‘Invisible Constitution’
Laurence Tribe, Loeb University professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard, is one of a small group of constitutional scholars who have mastered every nook and cranny of the American Constitution. Of these, Tribe’s analyses are uniquely informed by his abiding interest in the natural sciences and technology. The clarity of Tribe’s writings, with his frequent […]
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