Missouri's Republican attorney general says he still considers it illegal to provide abortions after fetal viability, despite a newly approved state abortion rights amendment.
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are facing a new era with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House.
Missouri, Judge Jon Beetem
Missouri lawmakers passed legislation in 2022 that established a photo ID requirement at the polls. The NAACP and voting rights group had sued, arguing that its intention was to disenfranchise large groups of people.
A Cole County judge called requirements for obtaining photo identification "generalized grievances shared by the population as a whole."
The leader of Planned Parenthood Great Plains says the move is a ploy to prevent a Jackson County judge from potentially knocking down other abortion restrictions. Andrew Bailey says his office will continue to enforce laws requiring parental consent and outlawing coercion.
A Missouri judge has upheld a state law requiring voters to present government-issued photo identification at polling stations, reigniting debates about voter accessibility and election security. The ruling,
Pension systems for Missouri sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys raised concerns when they contributed to a campaign for Amendment 6 in October.
A Missouri judge threw out a lawsuit from the Missouri NAACP and other groups challenging the state's law requiring a government-issued ID to vote. But the plaintiffs say "the court got the test wrong" and ignored the burden the law places on voters.
Sydney Thomas, the ring girl who went viral during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight, insisted she has plenty of brains to go along with her brawn. Thomas, 21, took to TikTok — where she recently hit 1 million followers — to update her new fans about who she is outside of the ring. “I feel
A Missouri state law requiring a photo ID to vote will remain intact. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ruled Monday that a lawsuit challenging the photo ID requirement lacks standing. In his ruling, Beetem said the individual plaintiffs did not provide “sufficient evidence” that they are harmed by the law’s voter ID provisions.
JEFFERSON CITY — A Republican-backed law requiring Missouri voters to present a photo ID at their polling places survived a second court challenge Monday. The $570 million project, which received incentives Tuesday from both the city and state, has strong backing from the federal government.