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Legislative Push Towards Supersession In Missouri: Why The State Attorney General Should Not Be Statutorily Granted Concurrent Jurisdiction With Locally Elected Prosecutors, Josef Nilhas Jan 2022

Legislative Push Towards Supersession In Missouri: Why The State Attorney General Should Not Be Statutorily Granted Concurrent Jurisdiction With Locally Elected Prosecutors, Josef Nilhas

Saint Louis University Law Journal

There is a current trend of electing progressive or “reform-minded” prosecutors over “tough-on-crime” prosecutors in local elections across the country. Traditionally, prosecutors have possessed wide discretion over which cases to prosecute or not, and the law presumes that “prosecutors make discretionary decisions disinterestedly, unaffected by their own self-interest or the interest of others.” However, recently in Missouri, state officials have pushed for providing the state attorney general with concurrent jurisdiction over certain cases. In particular, the Missouri Senate passed a provision through an amendment to House Bill 2 (“HB2”) that would allow the State Attorney General to take over homicide …


Missouri’S Chance At Low-Cost Renewable Energy ‘Gone With The Wind’?, Jeff Becker Jan 2022

Missouri’S Chance At Low-Cost Renewable Energy ‘Gone With The Wind’?, Jeff Becker

Saint Louis University Law Journal

The Grain Belt Express, a proposed wind energy transmission line that will span across much of the Midwest,[1] has been stalled for the past five years due to the legal battles it has faced in Missouri[2] over whether the company can be properly granted the authority to exercise eminent domain power over landowners in the state who oppose the project.[3] This Note provides a comprehensive analysis of the issues surrounding the Grain Belt Express in Missouri in order to argue that the project is in the state’s public interest—as correctly decided by Missouri’s Public Service Commission in …


Missouri’S Path Towards “A Meaningful Opportunity For Release.” Should Remedying Unconstitutional Sentences Permit Judicial Review Of Parole Board Decisions?, Kristen S. Spina Jan 2021

Missouri’S Path Towards “A Meaningful Opportunity For Release.” Should Remedying Unconstitutional Sentences Permit Judicial Review Of Parole Board Decisions?, Kristen S. Spina

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Election Law On The Ground: Challenges In Missouri, Denise Lieberman May 2020

Election Law On The Ground: Challenges In Missouri, Denise Lieberman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Sales Tax For Remote Sellers: Missouri’S Response In A Post-Wayfair World, Hannah Meehan Nov 2019

Sales Tax For Remote Sellers: Missouri’S Response In A Post-Wayfair World, Hannah Meehan

SLU Law Journal Online

Hannah Meehan discusses the removal of the "physical presence" requirement following South Dakota v. Wayfair and Missouri's potential responses.


Missouri: The Puppy Mill Capital Of The World, Jared Jones Mar 2019

Missouri: The Puppy Mill Capital Of The World, Jared Jones

SLU Law Journal Online

Some suggest Missouri should adopt a law like California’s banning the retail sale of non-rescue dogs. Jared Jones argues that this would do little to change the state's reputation as the puppy mill capital of the world. Instead, Missouri must regulate breeders more restrictively.


Criminal Justice Reform In Missouri, Emily Stahly Jan 2019

Criminal Justice Reform In Missouri, Emily Stahly

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Constitutionality Of Fish And Wildlife Related Searches And Seizures Conducted By Conservation Agents In Missouri, Travis R. Mclain Jan 2018

The Constitutionality Of Fish And Wildlife Related Searches And Seizures Conducted By Conservation Agents In Missouri, Travis R. Mclain

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Missouri *@!!?*@! – Too Slow, Mae C. Quinn Jan 2018

Missouri *@!!?*@! – Too Slow, Mae C. Quinn

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Missouri’S New Expert Witness Statute, Maggie Hummel Oct 2017

Missouri’S New Expert Witness Statute, Maggie Hummel

SLU Law Journal Online

In this article, Maggie Hummel discusses the impact of Missouri's new expert witness statute.


Strange Justice For Victims Of The Missouri Public Defender Funding Crisis: Punishing The Innocent, Sean D. O'Brien Jan 2017

Strange Justice For Victims Of The Missouri Public Defender Funding Crisis: Punishing The Innocent, Sean D. O'Brien

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Missouri’S Svp Law: Time For A Change?, Sam Newman Jan 2016

Missouri’S Svp Law: Time For A Change?, Sam Newman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The False Hope Of Missouri’S Amendment Nine And The Real Problems With Constitutional Protection Of Electronic Data And Communications From Government Intrusion, Joseph C. Welling Jan 2016

The False Hope Of Missouri’S Amendment Nine And The Real Problems With Constitutional Protection Of Electronic Data And Communications From Government Intrusion, Joseph C. Welling

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Meramec River Killing: State V. Crocker And Missouri’S First Foray Into The National Debate On Self-Defense, Vince K. Heitholt Jan 2015

Meramec River Killing: State V. Crocker And Missouri’S First Foray Into The National Debate On Self-Defense, Vince K. Heitholt

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Show-Me The Sun: How Missouri Can Support Its Commitment To Renewable Sources Of Energy Through Preemption Of Local Zoning Ordinances, Joyce Lafontain Jan 2015

Show-Me The Sun: How Missouri Can Support Its Commitment To Renewable Sources Of Energy Through Preemption Of Local Zoning Ordinances, Joyce Lafontain

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Diffusing Deadly Situations: How Missouri Could Effectively Remove Firearms From The Hands Of Domestic Abusers, Liz Washam Jan 2015

Diffusing Deadly Situations: How Missouri Could Effectively Remove Firearms From The Hands Of Domestic Abusers, Liz Washam

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Youth’S Right To Counsel In The Missouri Juvenile Justice System: Is Their Constitutional Right Being Upheld?, Alyssa Calhoun Jan 2014

Youth’S Right To Counsel In The Missouri Juvenile Justice System: Is Their Constitutional Right Being Upheld?, Alyssa Calhoun

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fatal Medical Negligence And Missouri’S Perverse Incentive, Daniel J. Sheffner Jan 2013

Fatal Medical Negligence And Missouri’S Perverse Incentive, Daniel J. Sheffner

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Contractual Expansion Of Judicial Review Of Arbitration Awards In Missouri After Hall Street And Cable Connection, Benjamin A. Griffith Jan 2013

Contractual Expansion Of Judicial Review Of Arbitration Awards In Missouri After Hall Street And Cable Connection, Benjamin A. Griffith

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Tale Of Two Districts: Lessons Learned From Missouri’S Human Trafficking Task Forces, Abby Duncan Jan 2013

A Tale Of Two Districts: Lessons Learned From Missouri’S Human Trafficking Task Forces, Abby Duncan

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Goals Of Marriage And Divorce In Missouri: The State’S Interest In Regulating Marriage, Privatizing Dependency, And Allowing Same-Sex Divorce, Sarah Bollasina Fandrey Jan 2013

The Goals Of Marriage And Divorce In Missouri: The State’S Interest In Regulating Marriage, Privatizing Dependency, And Allowing Same-Sex Divorce, Sarah Bollasina Fandrey

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

No abstract provided.


The New Face Of Missouri Child Sex Crimes: Elect Or Instruct, Bliss Worrell Jan 2013

The New Face Of Missouri Child Sex Crimes: Elect Or Instruct, Bliss Worrell

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Modernizing Underinsured Motorist Coverage In Missouri: Removing The Insurance Paradox Between Uninsured And Underinsured Coverage Via Legislative Action, David W. Reynolds Jan 2013

Modernizing Underinsured Motorist Coverage In Missouri: Removing The Insurance Paradox Between Uninsured And Underinsured Coverage Via Legislative Action, David W. Reynolds

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Applying Padilla In Missouri In The Midst Of The Public Defender Crisis, Zachary D. Wood Jan 2012

Applying Padilla In Missouri In The Midst Of The Public Defender Crisis, Zachary D. Wood

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Shooting From The Hip: Missouri’S New Approach To Defense Of Habitation, Sarah A. Pohlman Jan 2012

Shooting From The Hip: Missouri’S New Approach To Defense Of Habitation, Sarah A. Pohlman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Defamation In The Internet Age: Missouri’S Jurisdictional Fight Begins With Baldwin V. Fischer-Smith, Stephen W. Bosky Jan 2012

Defamation In The Internet Age: Missouri’S Jurisdictional Fight Begins With Baldwin V. Fischer-Smith, Stephen W. Bosky

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Missouri’S Unemployment Crisis: The Labor And Industrial Relations Commission Ignores The Missouri Supreme Court, Anthony G. Laramore Jan 2011

Missouri’S Unemployment Crisis: The Labor And Industrial Relations Commission Ignores The Missouri Supreme Court, Anthony G. Laramore

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Consigning Women To The Immediate Orbit Of A Man: How Missouri’S Relocation Law Substitutes Judicial Paternalism For Parental Judgment By Forcing Parents To Live Near One Another, Julie Hixson-Lambson Jan 2010

Consigning Women To The Immediate Orbit Of A Man: How Missouri’S Relocation Law Substitutes Judicial Paternalism For Parental Judgment By Forcing Parents To Live Near One Another, Julie Hixson-Lambson

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


“Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers”: The Law Of Finding “Lost” Property In Missouri, Joseph J. Simeone Jan 2009

“Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers”: The Law Of Finding “Lost” Property In Missouri, Joseph J. Simeone

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Alienating The Unalienable: Equal Protection And Valley Park, Missouri’S Illegal Immigration Ordinance, Sarah E. Mullen-Dominguez Jan 2008

Alienating The Unalienable: Equal Protection And Valley Park, Missouri’S Illegal Immigration Ordinance, Sarah E. Mullen-Dominguez

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.