Two Republicans are running for Missouri Attorney General in the August primary election. One is Will Scharf, a St. Louis-based attorney. He’s part of former president Donald Trump’s legal team that successfully argued the presidential immunity case before the...
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Missouri’s claim that the Biden Administration violated free speech rights when it encouraged social media sites to remove posts spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. The 6 to 3 ruling found that the plaintiffs who...
Thanks, but no thanks. During an interview with Missourinet, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said he has no interest in someday becoming a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. “It’s an important court but (it’s) not for me — there’s a lot of great...
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, is not saying much about why he voted “no” on a bill that would create a code of conduct for members of the U.S. Supreme Court and their staff. But he did tell Missourinet he supports the idea of ethics standards for...
Dr. Terry Smith is a professor of political science and director of the honors program at Columbia College. His expertise includes American politics, including American political parties, Congressional, politics and the American justice system. Like millions of...
