Court of Appeals Issues Writ of Mandamus Against Clay County Collector
State ex rel. Yoest, et al. v. McEvoy, WD 80556 Posted October 5, 2017
In State ex rel. Yoest v. McEvoy, the Court of Appeals provides insight into
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Challenge to Abortion Informed Consent Law Transferred To Missouri Supreme Court
Mary Doe v. Greitens, WD80387 Posted, Oct. 5, 2017
The Supreme Court of Missouri is set to decide a fascinating First Amendment-based challenge to recent restrictions on abortion enacted in Missouri.
In Doe v. Greitens, the appellant challenges the
Supreme Court of Missouri’s Coventry epilogue.
Supreme Court of Missouri’s Coventry epilogue.
Nevils v. Group Health Plan, Inc., SC93134 (Mo. July 11, 2017), marks the end of a three-year, four-part series of appellate decisions between the Supreme Court of Missouri and the Supreme Court of
Supreme Court of Missouri Elects Hon. Zel M. Fisher as Chief Justice
Supreme Court of Missouri Elects Hon. Zel M. Fisher as Chief Justice
(Posted July 6, 2017)
Happy belated America! We hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July! The Appellate Blog has been quiet for the holiday (and
SCOTUS Continues Tightening Constitutional Limitations On Personal Jurisdiction
SCOTUS Continues Tightening Constitutional Limitations On Personal Jurisdiction
(Posted June 25, 2017)
Justice Alito begins the majority’s Opinion with foundational principals. The State’s ability to exercise authority over a non-resident defendant is limited by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause,
Court of Appeals Cannot Decide Weight-of-the-Evidence Challenge Without Fair Rendition of The Evidence
Court of Appeals Cannot Decide Weight-of-the-Evidence Challenge Without Fair Rendition of The Evidence
(Posted June 21, 2017)
The Missouri Court of Appeals has been trying to teach litigants how to mount an against-the-weight-of-the-evidence challenge to judgments in judge tried cases.
SCOTUS To (Maybe) Decide Whether Political Gerrymandering Is Constitutional
(Posted: June 20, 2017)
Now a break from case updates for some big national news. Yesterday, in Gill v. Whitford, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the State of Wisconsin’s appeal from a federal district court’s decision holding the electoral
Claims About A Flawed Title Accrue Once There Is Reasonable Notice Of An Injury, Not When Title Was Recorded
Claims About A Flawed Title Accrue Once There Is Reasonable Notice Of An Injury, Not When Title Was Recorded
So White was stunned when his real estate agent (he was putting the house up for sale) found out in the
Tasing of Resistant Rancher Found Objectively Reasonable by Eighth Circuit
Tasing of Resistant Rancher Found Objectively Reasonable by Eighth Circuit
When the Sheriff returned the next day to serve a search warrant, another confrontation occured, this time with Brossart’s sons. As they approached the ranch, law enforcement officers were met
Shifting Burdens of Proof Undo Appellant in Commercial Lease Dispute
Shifting Burdens of Proof Undo Appellant in Commercial Lease Dispute
Lawyers know in the abstract that the plaintiff has the burden of proof as to her claims and the defendant has the burden of proof on any affirmative defenses it