Missouri
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
![Molina v. Book](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Molina v. Book
Whether police officers violated clearly established First Amendment rights when they tear-gassed plaintiffs for serving as legal observers in a public protest.
Status: Ongoing
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19 Missouri Cases
Missouri
Feb 2020
![David v. Missouri](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
David v. Missouri
As of January 2020, over 4,600 individuals, roughly 600 of whom are currently in pretrial detention, were on the waiting list for an attorney in the State of Missouri. These individuals have been charged with crimes and have already qualified for a court-appointed attorney but are being forced to wait for an indeterminate amount of time for one to become available due to an overburdened indigent defense system. As a result, a criminal defendant will likely wait months, or sometimes even years, before they are assigned an attorney.
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![David v. Missouri](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Missouri
Criminal Law Reform
David v. Missouri
As of January 2020, over 4,600 individuals, roughly 600 of whom are currently in pretrial detention, were on the waiting list for an attorney in the State of Missouri. These individuals have been charged with crimes and have already qualified for a court-appointed attorney but are being forced to wait for an indeterminate amount of time for one to become available due to an overburdened indigent defense system. As a result, a criminal defendant will likely wait months, or sometimes even years, before they are assigned an attorney.
Feb 2020
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Missouri
Oct 2018
![Demonstrators hold signs, one of which says “End Voter Suppression Now.”](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/12/March_EndVoterSuppression_FullBleed-600x300.jpg)
Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
The ACLU and Advancement Project are suing Missouri over its new voter ID law, charging it fails to provide mandated funding for voter education, free voter IDs and birth certificates, and training of poll workers.
Status: Ongoing
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![Demonstrators hold signs, one of which says “End Voter Suppression Now.”](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2021/12/March_EndVoterSuppression_FullBleed-600x300.jpg)
Missouri
Voting Rights
Missouri NAACP v. Missouri
The ACLU and Advancement Project are suing Missouri over its new voter ID law, charging it fails to provide mandated funding for voter education, free voter IDs and birth certificates, and training of poll workers.
Oct 2018
Status: Ongoing
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Missouri
Oct 2017
!["Abortion Access" and "I heart Repro Rights" signs in front of Supreme Court](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB16-scotus-repro-1160x864-600x447.jpg)
Comprehensive Health v. Hawley
The ACLU and the ACLU of Missouri joined with Planned Parenthood to challenge the latest abortion restriction adopted in Missouri: a mandate that at least 72 hours before an abortion, a woman must receive certain state-scripted information , in person, from the physician who will provide her medical care. This is information already provided to all abortion patients by qualified medical professionals without this duplicative requirement, which is inconsistent with modern medical practice.
Status: Ongoing
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!["Abortion Access" and "I heart Repro Rights" signs in front of Supreme Court](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB16-scotus-repro-1160x864-600x447.jpg)
Missouri
Reproductive Freedom
Comprehensive Health v. Hawley
The ACLU and the ACLU of Missouri joined with Planned Parenthood to challenge the latest abortion restriction adopted in Missouri: a mandate that at least 72 hours before an abortion, a woman must receive certain state-scripted information , in person, from the physician who will provide her medical care. This is information already provided to all abortion patients by qualified medical professionals without this duplicative requirement, which is inconsistent with modern medical practice.
Oct 2017
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
![Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley
Whether a state may exclude houses of worship from a cash grant program in order to avoid any taxpayer subsidy for religion.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
U.S. Supreme Court
Religious Liberty
Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley
Whether a state may exclude houses of worship from a cash grant program in order to avoid any taxpayer subsidy for religion.
Jun 2017
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Missouri
Apr 2017
![nuisance](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/A Crime Victim Is Not a Nuisance image.png)
Rosetta Watson v. Maplewood
The American Civil Liberties Union Women’s Rights Project and the ACLU of Missouri filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a domestic violence survivor, challenging the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance which authorizes officials to revoke a resident’s occupancy permit based on calls for police assistance with domestic violence or based on crimes occurring at the property.
Status: Closed (Settled)
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![nuisance](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/A Crime Victim Is Not a Nuisance image.png)
Missouri
Women's Rights
Rosetta Watson v. Maplewood
The American Civil Liberties Union Women’s Rights Project and the ACLU of Missouri filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a domestic violence survivor, challenging the constitutionality of a municipal ordinance which authorizes officials to revoke a resident’s occupancy permit based on calls for police assistance with domestic violence or based on crimes occurring at the property.
Apr 2017
Status: Closed (Settled)
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