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- Liability of City Officials
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- Sunshine Law – Knowing or Purposeful Violation
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- No Search Warrant Required To Search Cell Phone If There Are Exigent Circumstances
- Drug Testing For All Students Violates Constitution
- Sanctuary Cities/Counties and Trump’s Executive Order
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- Stun Guns – Right To Bear Under The Second Amendment and The Use Of Excessive Force
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- Post-election Review of Ballot Titles
- Right of free speech and association trump do not overrule “fair share” obligation to pay union dues
- Determination by the Army Corps of Engineers that Property Contains Waters of the United States Is Subject to Immediate Judicial Review
- City Can Establish Rules For Decertification of Police Union
- Gun rights advocates react with anger to the recent Missouri Supreme Court decision holding that nonviolent felons are prohibited from possession of firearms
- Felon-In-Possession Of Firearms Is Constitutional – Survives Strict Scrutiny Test
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- Stop – Red Light and Speeding Cameras
- Nondiscriminatory Internet rules that prohibit blocking, throttling and paid prioritization
- Right of Judges to personally solicit campaign contributions.
- Non-members Of Union Do Not Have A Right To Vote On Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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- Copyrighted material is protected from copying and redistribution under the Sunshine Law
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- E-VERIFY ORDINANCE REPEALED AFTER LAWSUIT
- Thirty-five Foot Buffer Zone For Abortion Clinics Unconstitutional.
- Truthful testimony under oath about fraud is protected by free speech about
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- Cannot ban distribution of bibles at Twin Cities Pride Festival
- Photo Red Light Camera Cases
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- Deaf Nursing Student Wins ADA Case
- Cole County Circuit Court enjoins telecommunications and broadband bills
- Court upholds authority of St. Louis to enact red light camera ordinance.
- Port Authority cannot condemn land for economic development purpose.
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- FREE SPEECH AND PROHIBITION OF DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION
- NURSING STUDENT ENTITLED TO ASL INTERPRETER
- Firing of employee who requested time off for organ transplant violated the public policy exception to the at-will-employment doctrine
- TRILOGY OF CASES CHANGE MISSOURI PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR LAW
- E-MAIL POLICY
- Westboro Baptist Church Loses Challenge to Ordinance Prohibiting Picketing of Funeral Service
- New Rules – Red Light Photo Camera Update
- Sex Harassment
- Challenges to Initiative Petitions Limited
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- A Bit Player – Civil Rights Movement
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- SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
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- City of Sullivan can charge a higher sewer connection fee in one area of the community than another.
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