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W. Brent Powell has served on the Missouri Supreme Court since 2017. He will now serve as chief justice for the next two ...
Missouri is one of only two states in which judges can unilaterally impose the death penalty when a jury deadlocks on capital ...
Firms from across the state have joined Edelman Liesen & Myers and co-counsel with the Missouri Kansas Queer Law Firm, ...
Missouri has halted abortion access after a state Supreme Court decision. Legal battles continue as both sides prepare for the next steps in abortion fight.
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the election results of a November vote that raised the state’s minimum wage and guaranteed paid sick leave to workers, even as state lawmakers push ...
Sam Lee, director of Campaign Life Missouri, said he was “extremely excited” by the Supreme Court order. “This means that our pro-life laws, which include many health and safety protections ...
Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen. Thanks to the passage of Amendment 3, Missouri’s criminal abortion ban is gone.
The Supreme Court of Missouri has a new chief justice. Judge W. Brent Powell was elected to a two-year term leading the state ...
A Jackson County circuit court judge will need to reevaluate her orders to halt multiple abortion laws, the state’s high court rules. Missouri Supreme Court upends orders that allowed abortions ...
Missouri Supreme Court justices hear arguments over Missouri's new minimum wage and paid time off requirements on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (KY3) By KY3 Staff.
Planned Parenthood is halting abortions in Missouri again after a ruling from the state Supreme Court. The decision on Tuesday is part of a tumultuous legal saga. Voters struck down the state’s ...
People gather outside the Missouri Supreme Court building on March 12, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. Credit: AP/David A. Lieb. By The Associated PressUpdated May 27, 2025. Share.