Immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision on Friday, Governor Mike Parson signed a proclamation activating the “Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act,” ending elective abortions in the state. The ban does not...
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...
The United States Supreme Court ruled last week that law enforcement generally must have a warrant in order to search the contents of cell phones. Backers of Amendment 9 that appears on next month’s ballot in Missouri say that ruling illustrates the need for it...
The chief counsel representing the family that owns the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Missouri, Josh Hawley. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of that family, the David Green Family of Oklahoma City,...
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case tomorrow that could impact admissions at the University of Missouri and institutions nationwide. The Court will hear the case of an applicant to the University of Texas who says her application to the University of Texas was...
