Missouri Referendum Power Extends to Congressional Redistricting Acts: “Any Act of the General Assembly” Means Any Act 1. Introduction In von Glahn vs. Hoskins (Mo. banc Sept. 3, 2026), the Supreme...
Harris v. Hoskins: Certificates of Insufficiency Must State Specific Reasons; Secretary of State Cannot Vacate and Re-Certify an Initiative Ballot Title 1. Introduction In Harris v. Hoskins (Mo. banc...
Missouri Rule 74.06(b)(5): A Change in Law Alone Cannot Dissolve a Permanent Injunction; Changed Facts and Equity Must Be Proven 1. Introduction Glendale Shooting Club, Inc. v. Landolt (Mo. banc July...
Young v. State: Abandonment Established on the Face of an Untimely Amended Rule 29.15 Motion When Counsel Used the Wrong Rule Version Court: Supreme Court of Missouri (en banc) | Date: July 7, 2026 |...
Missouri Judge-Sentencing Rule: Clark/Fassero Preponderance Limits Do Not Extend to Judicial Sentencing, and Watts Is Inapplicable Outside Federal Guidelines Case: State vs. Harris (No. SC101233)...
§ 432.070 and Sovereign Immunity Bar Municipal “Money Had and Received” Refund Suits Premised on Implied Waste-Service Obligations 1. Introduction In State ex rel. City of St. Louis v. The Honorable...
Sovereign Immunity as a Plaintiff’s Prima Facie Burden in Municipal Indemnification Actions 1. Introduction Holmes vs. Zellers, decided en banc by the Supreme Court of Missouri on June 23, 2026,...
Unpreserved Erlinger-Based Persistent-Offender Errors Require Plain-Error Manifest Injustice (Not Automatic Reversal); Certified Out-of-State Records May Prove Felony Status 1. Introduction In State...
"Sue and Be Sued" Does Not Waive Sovereign Immunity for Tort Victims’ Fund Payment Demands; § 537.690 Review Is the Exclusive Consent-to-Suit Path 1. Introduction Jones vs. Missouri Labor and...
Governor’s Discretion to Declare an “Extraordinary Occasion” Under Mo. Const. art. IV, § 9 Is Broad and Not Limited by “Unusualness” Introduction In National Association for the Advancement of...
State v. Guthrie: Sufficiency Review Turns on Statutory Elements—“Preteen” Testimony Can Establish Under-14 Age Absent a Preserved Date-Variance/Instructional Claim 1. Introduction In State v....
Healey/Wise v. State of Missouri: Compactness Under Mo. Const. art. III, §45 Is a Totality-of-the-Evidence Inquiry; Statistical Metrics and Historical Map Comparisons Are Proper, and “Communities of...
Maggard v. State of Missouri: No Automatic Suspension of Legislation Upon Referendum Petition Filing; Suspension Turns on a “Legal, Sufficient, and Timely” Petition Determined Through Chapter 116...
Missouri Rule 74.04: Summary Judgment Is Not an “Extreme and Drastic Remedy,” and Noncompliant Responses Admit Movant’s Facts Case: Wilkinson v. Farmers Holding Companies d/b/a Capital Sand, Inc....
Political-Actor Standing Limits and Validation of Missouri’s Airport-Boundary Valuation Formula (Section 137.115.1) 1. Introduction Cox v. Grady Hotel Investments, LLC (Supreme Court of Missouri, en...
“When” Means “At Least When”: Article III, Section 45 Does Not Bar Mid‑Decade Congressional Redistricting in Missouri Case: Merri Suzanne Luther, et al. v. Denny Hoskins (with Missouri State...
Voter-Engagement “Solicitation” Is Core Political Speech Under Missouri’s Constitution; Broad Registration/Compensation Limits and Absentee-Solicitation Ban Are Facially Unconstitutional Case: State...
Missouri Standing Doctrine in Voting-Law Challenges: No Merits Adjudication Without a Justiciable Controversy; No “Diversion-of-Resources” Standing by Self-Inflicted Reallocation Introduction In...
Municipal “DWI” Record Must Prove Physical Driving/Operating to Count as an IRTO for Chronic-Offender Enhancement Introduction In State v. Peters (Mo. banc Feb. 24, 2026), the Supreme Court of...
Section 452.375.5(5) Does Not Create an Independent Third-Party Visitation/Custody Cause of Action Absent a Pending Custody Dispute Case: In re A.L.P. and S.H.P. (Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc)...