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Missouri Senate passes stricter requirements for state constitutional amendments introduced via ballot initiatives

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The Missouri Senate voted in favor of legislation Thursday that would make it more challenging to amend the state’s constitution. Essentially, the legislation imposes a higher threshold for ballot initiatives submitted to Missouri voters to succeed in passing constitutional amendments. 74, 48, 59, 61, and 83.

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Missouri AG accuses Planned Parenthood of assisting minors travel out of state to obtain abortions

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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing a Planned Parenthood organization affiliate of violating state laws by helping transport minors into Kansas for abortions. Bailey argued that this is a violation of Missouri law. Wade , which had enshrined abortion access as a right across the country.

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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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Missouri Supreme Court upholds congressional maps over citizen concerns

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The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an appeals court decision on Wednesday, which found that the Senate congressional map did not violate the state’s constitution. Several Missouri citizens previously challenged the map, drawn by a court-appointed redistricting commission, for failing to preserve communities of interest.

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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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Religious leaders file suit against Missouri abortion ban

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Religious leaders from diverse faith backgrounds Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion ban in the Circuit Court of St. The challengers argue that the Missouri abortion law violates the Missouri Constitution. Louis City. Jackson that there is no federal constitutional right to abortion in the US.

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“Missouri appeals court fines litigant after finding fake, AI-generated cases cited in filings”

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Missouri appeals court fines litigant after finding fake, AI-generated cases cited in filings”: Rudi Keller of Missouri Independent has this report on a decision that the Missouri Court of Appeals issued yesterday.