A St. Charles County judge has granted a temporary restraining order for a group pushing a ballot measure to return to judicial elections across Missouri. ShowMe Better Courts, led by James Harris, filed suit in St. Charles County on Wednesday ...

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A St. Charles County judge has granted a temporary restraining order for a group pushing a ballot measure to return to judicial elections across Missouri. ShowMe Better Courts, led by James Harris, filed suit in St. Charles County yesterday seeking ...

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A Cole County judge allowed attorneys for a proponent of direct judicial elections to intervene in a lawsuit over an initiative petition’s ballot language. Last year, James Harris submitted a constitutional amendment for circulation to put judges chosen under the ...

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The Missouri Senate tackled alterations to the Missouri Nonpartisan Court Plan for the first time last year. But after the measure failed to come to a vote in the Senate, legislative prospects are dim this year for changing the system ...

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It turns out those opposed to changing judicial selection aren’t the only ones who can tap well-known legal names in Missouri. James Harris leads an organization that wants to change the way Missouri chooses its judges. But supporters of the ...

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In the fight over Missouri’s method of selecting judges, history tends to repeat itself very quickly. Late last week, attorneys filed two legal challenges to a proposed constitutional initiative petition that would repeal the state’s Nonpartisan Court Plan. The proposal, ...

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 In the fight over Missouri’s method of selecting judges, history tends to repeat itself very quickly. Late last week, attorneys filed two legal challenges to a proposed constitutional initiative petition that would repeal the state’s Nonpartisan Court Plan. The proposal, ...

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A group seeking to change the way judges are chosen announced Wednesday that it had filed a new ballot item requiring direct elections for judges. Under the current Nonpartisan Court Plan, judicial commissions select three finalists from an applicant pool ...

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Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has approved a proposed constitutional amendment for circulation that would effectively scrap the Nonpartisan Court Plan. And the leader of the group pushing for repeal of the current iteration of the plan said his group ...

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Secretary of State Robin Carnahan on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment for circulation that would effectively scrap the Nonpartisan Court Plan. And the leader of the group pushing for repeal of the current iteration of the plan said his ...

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Supporters of changing the way Missouri chooses its judges have cleared an important hurdle to put the idea before voters. The secretary of state’s office today announced the proposed initiative petition submitted by James Harris has been approved to begin ...

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