Constitutional : First Amendment – Political Action Committee – Contributions
Free and Fair Election Fund v. Missouri Ethics Commission (MLW No. 72105/Case No. 17-2239 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Constitutional : Lethal Injection Protocol – Medical Condition
Bucklew v. Precythe (MLW No. 71447/Case No. 17-3052 - 23 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
Constitutional : License Requirement – Hair Braiding
Niang v. Carroll (MLW No. 71339/Case No. 16-3968 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Constitutional : Capital Murder – Life Sentence – Minor Defendant
Edwards v. Steele (MLW No. 71161/Case No. ED105946 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)
Constitutional : Student Search – Pat-Down Search – Reasonable Suspicion
State v. Williams (MLW No. 70679/Case No. ED104649 – 34 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)
Constitutional : First Amendment – State Fair Rules – Iowa Law
Powell v. Ryan (MLW No. 70496/Case No. 16-1190 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Constitutional : Use Of Funds – Clean Water Act – Environmental Mitigation Projects
Swallow Tail, LLC v. Missouri Department of Conservation (MLW No. 70257/Case No. WD79560 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ardini Jr., J.)
Constitutional : First Amendment – Political Wear At Polling Place – Minnesota Law
Minnesota Majority v. Mansky (MLW No. 70237/Case No. 15-1682 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Constitutional : First Amendment – Alcohol Advertisements
Missouri Broadcasters Association v. Lacy (MLW No. 70104/Case No. 16-2006 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, J.)
Constitutional : Ballot Proposal – Minimum Wage Ordinance – Pre-Election Challenge
Where a city sought to have a proposed minimum wage ordinance removed from a ballot and appellants challenged the trial court’s judgment ordering the measure to be removed, the challenges to the ordinance were hypothetical until voters adopt the measure, so the judgment is reversed because both the city’s and appellants’ claims were premature. Judgment […]
Constitutional : Drug-Testing Policy – Permanent Injunction – Attorney’s Fees
Kittle-Aikeley v. Strong (MLW No. 70033/Case No. 13-3264 – 32 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
Constitutional : Municipal Referendum – Resident Participation
MacMann v. Matthes (MLW No. 69988/Case No. 15-3400 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)
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