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Former Missouri prosecutor enters plea agreement for misusing public funds

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The contingent fund is only meant to be used for prosecutorial duties under Missouri law. On August 30, 2022, the Supreme Court of Missouri ordered Gardner to pay a $750 disciplinary fee along with the cost of the disciplinary proceedings, which was $4,254.33.

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Missouri Supreme Court upholds inmate’s execution warrant despite prosecutor motion to vacate conviction

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The Missouri Supreme Court on Friday upheld an execution warrant for Marcellus Williams even though a prosecutor filed a pending motion beforehand to vacate Williams’s 2003 first-degree murder conviction and death sentence. The court initially issued a warrant of execution set for January 28, 2015.

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Missouri Supreme Court denies death row inmates’ challenge to clemency panel dissolution

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The Supreme Court of Missouri on Tuesday declined to halt the dissolution of a board of inquiry convened to investigate a death row inmate’s innocence claim. The post Missouri Supreme Court denies death row inmates’ challenge to clemency panel dissolution appeared first on JURIST - News.

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US appeals court finds Missouri law banning lobbying 2 years after office unconstitutional

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Ziegler that a Missouri law banning lobbying for two years after an official leaves elected office was unconstitutional. The law in question, Article III, Section 2(a) of the Missouri Constitution, was enacted through a ballot initiative in 2018. On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found in Miller v.

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Missouri judge declines to overturn conviction of inmate scheduled for execution

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A judge in Missouri rejected on Thursday inmate Marcellus Williams’ attempt to overturn a murder conviction and death sentence using “new” DNA evidence. ” In rejecting the motion, Judge Hilton emphasized Missouri’s innocence analysis. Circuit Judge Bruce F.

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Missouri judge blocks emergency rule that would limit eligibility for gender-affirming care

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A Missouri judge Monday temporarily blocked an emergency rule that would have required people seeking gender-affirming care to first receive over a year of therapy among other prerequisites. The case is in the Missouri Circuit Court of the County of St. The ACLU of Missouri filed Southampton Community Healthcare v.

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US Supreme Court declines case on Missouri law curbing federal firearms enforcement, leaving block in place

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The US Supreme Court declined on Friday to block a district court ruling that a Missouri law that attempts to invalidate federal firearm law within the state is unconstitutional. Missouri applied to Justice Brett Kavanaugh to stay the lower court ruling. In July 2021, Missouri Governor Michael L. Whole Woman’s Health v.

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