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A look at top cases for the Supreme Court’s new term
The biggest cases before the Supreme Court are often the last ones to be decided, and the focus on the court will be especially intense in June, just a few months before the 2020 election. A look at some of the high-profile cases the court will hear in its term that began Monday and runs […]
A look at top cases for the Supreme Court’s new term
The biggest cases before the Supreme Court are often the last ones to be decided, and the focus on the court will be especially intense in June, just a few months before the 2020 election. A look at some of the high-profile cases the court will hear in its term that began Monday and runs […]
Religious freedom laws not used against gays in the past
Religious freedom laws like the one causing an uproar in Indiana have never been successfully used to defend discrimination against gays — and have rarely been used at all, legal experts say.
Church-based institutions ponder same-sex benefits
Universities, charities and hospitals affiliated with churches that oppose same-sex marriage are facing the thorny question of whether they have an obligation — morally or legally — to extend health care benefits to spouses of gay and lesbian employees in states where they now are allowed to marry.
Constitutional Law : Religious Freedom – Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine
O’Brien Jr. v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (MLW No. 66920/Case No. 12-3357 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)
Constitutional Law : Religious Freedom – Contraceptive Mandate – Standing
Annex Medical, Inc. v. Burwell (MLW No. 66916/Case No. 13-1118 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, C.J.)
Lawmaker takes birth control challenge to Eighth Circuit
In wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby ruling, an attorney argued Monday to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that the same standard should apply to a Missouri state representative’s lawsuit that opposes insurance coverage of contraceptives for his three daughters.
Commentary: Court conservatives keep the faith in Hobby Lobby
In the U.S. Supreme Court's much-anticipated Hobby Lobby case, swing Justice Anthony Kennedy tried to cut the unborn baby in half.
Elections: Ballot Measure – Religious Freedom – Summary Statement
Coburn v. Mayer (MLW No. 63775/Case No. WD75097 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, C.J.)
Criminal Law: Contempt – Court Decorum Rules – Religious Freedom
U.S. v. Ali (MLW No. 63742/Case No. 11-3512 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
- Domestic Relations : Parenting Plan – Child Support
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Sentence Advice
Top stories
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- Russell reflects on change as women take charge of Missouri’s legal system
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- Big improvements for Missouri bar takers | List of bar passers
- Athena Dickson named vice-president of Missouri Bar
- Legal Limelight: Bill Bay, Partner, Thompson Coburn, St. Louis
