Religion & Law

Missouri House Votes for New Rights - Same as the Old Rights
The Missouri House approved a constitutional amendment that would affirm the right to pray in public. Of course, an amendment is not needed to establish that right. Nor is one needed for some of the things they decided against in...

Missouri Muddle: Show Me State Faces Vote On Reckless Constitutional Change
Come November, the people of Missouri will vote on whether they have the right to pray privately in public places ? a right that all Americans already have. Sadly, some legislators in the Show Me State don?t seem to get that...

Missouri Constitutional Amendment On Religion Debated
Yesterday, the Missouri House of Representatives debated HJR 55, a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would add 300 words spelling out free exercise and establishment clause rights more explicitly...

Missouri: House approves constitutional amendment for voter I.D.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports: Voters could decide whether to enact a photo ID requirement for voting under a proposed constitutional amendment given first-round approval Wednesday by the Missouri House...

Changes in Missouri Merit Selection Headed to Voters
Missouri?s House voted 84-71 on Thursday to place before voters in November a proposed constitutional amendment to change the way appeals judges are chosen. Defenders of the state’s nationally recognized Missouri Plan for selecting judges contend the changes would destroy the merit selection plan, while supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment portray it as a [...

Missouri: voter I.D. proposal dies at end of session
The New York Times reports: Missouri lawmakers ended their legislative session on Friday without completing action on a proposed constitutional amendment that would have enabled election officials to require proof of citizenship from people registering to vote...

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Missouri Accidents
alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car, truck, bus, motorcycle or other Missouri vehicle accidents.

Missouri Motorcycle Accident
alleging liability for personal injuries caused by a motorcycle accidents in Missouri.

Missouri Truck Accident
alleging liability for personal injuries caused by a truck accident in Missouri.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
alleging government agencies and officials violated immigrant workers' constitutional rights.

Right-of-Way
City of Hastings pays preacher $1 settlement and $10,000 in legal fees for constitutional right violations.

Cowboy Hat
Lincoln County pays citizen $10,500 settlement for Constitutional Rights violations.