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Supreme Court to decide if states like Missouri and Kansas can ban transgender girls in sports
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases in the fall that test state laws banning transgender women and girls from ...
Missouri Supreme Court's new chief justice is Springfield native, Greenwood alum
W. Brent Powell has served on the Missouri Supreme Court since 2017. He will now serve as chief justice for the next two ...
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Judges in Missouri Can Levy Death if Juries Deadlock. Some Say the Law Is Unconstitutional.
Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.
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ACLU of Missouri sues to block proposed abortion ban from statewide ballot
As it did in 2023, the ACLU of Missouri is arguing that the ballot summary for a constitutional amendment on abortion is ...
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Execution date set for man convicted of murdering Missouri trooper in 2005
The Missouri Supreme Court has set an execution date for Lance Shockley, who was convicted of murdering a Missouri State ...
Removal case against Sheriff Alfred Montgomery gets a judge, hearing date
Retired St. Louis Judge Steven R. Ohmer, who served on the bench in St. Louis courts for 30 years, will hold a hearing ...
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Marriage equality could disappear in Kansas and Missouri if Obergefell falls
Jacque Schrag/Axios If the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges were overturned, same-sex marriage could be banned again in more than half the country, including in Kansas and ...
US Supreme Court seeks Justice Department views on Bayer's Roundup appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court asked President Donald Trump's administration on Monday for its views on Bayer's bid to sharply limit ...