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Attorney General Schmitt sues dog breeder upon finding deceased pets, starving animals, inhumane conditions
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has sued a commercial dog breeder in McDonald County alleging that inhumane conditions led to the deaths of seven dogs, according to a press release. -
Missouri Attorney General Files Suit Against Kansas City Over Mask Mandate
Missouri Attorney General Files Suit Against Kansas City Over Mask Mandate. -
Former AG candidate wins open records lawsuit against state
Gov. Mike Parson’s office violated the Sunshine Law when it redacted records requested by a former candidate for Attorney General, according to a unanimous opinion issued by the Missouri Supreme Court last month -
After Cole County judge rules against expanding Medicaid, plaintiffs file emergency appeal with Missouri Supreme Court
A Cole County Circuit judge decided that a ballot initiative to approve Medicaid expansion is unconstitutional because it did not require the state to appropriate funds. -
Missouri Sheriffs' Association on St. Louis gun lawsuit: 'Where were they during the legislative process?'
The lawsuit filed by the city and county of St. Louis City challenging Gov. Mike Parson’s ban on federal gun laws is too little, too late -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Missouri Attorney General Obtains $150,000 Medicaid Fraud Settlement
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has obtained a $150,000 settlement against a former Poplar Bluff Medicaid provider for falsely billing services that weren’t provided. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Prosecutions by Missouri Attorney General Lead to the Barring of Four Missouri Individuals from Participating in Government Healthcare Services
Due to prosecutions and convictions obtained by the Missouri Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, four Missouri providers were added to the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s exclusion list, meaning that they are excluded from participating in all government healthcare programs. -
Missouri Attorney General joins coalition against critical race theory in schools
A warning letter fired off by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt to the federal government about Critical Race Theory (CRT) curriculum in public schools is likely to be ignored and decried as racist, according to a St. Louis attorney. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Scams Targeting Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
The Attorney General’s Office is warning of a scam targeting potential clients of Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. -
AG's pandemic suit vs. Chinese Communist Party is 'demagogic' due to sovereign immunity, law professor argues
In pursuing his lawsuit against the Chinese Communist Party, Attorney General Eric Schmitt is engaging in demagogic behavior, according to a St. Louis University Professor -
AG Schmitt invokes qualified immunity defense against mom who sued over teen's suicide in court custody
A federal judge is set to decide whether to dismiss a grieving mother’s federal lawsuit involving the alleged suicide of her teenaged son while he was in custody at an alternative juvenile center organized by a Missouri Court. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Missouri Attorney General Statement on St. Louis County Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement after St. Louis County rescinded their "Reopen STL" Order and lifted restrictions. -
St. Louis COVID restaurant restrictions lifted but mask mandate remains
The city of St. Louis and St. Louis county restaurants allowed to open at full capacity -
After criticism from Schmitt, St. Louis city, county ease COVID-19 restrictions
St. Louis City and St. Louis County began easing COVID-19 restrictions in a new order effective May 3, KMOV reported. -
Judge orders St. Louis prosecutor to refrain from DNA testing in Mormon newlywed investigation
It’s only been a month since one of Missouri’s top prosecutors joined the Idaho case against the Mormon newlyweds whose two children were found dead but in that short time, the investigation has turned to DNA testing of blood samples -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Missouri Attorney General Obtains $20,000 in Restitution in Residential Fencing Company Case
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has obtained and executed a consent judgment against Missouri Fence Company Springfield, LLC and its owner Justin P. Schmidt. -
Attorney General asks to dismiss COVID masking lawsuit against state House after removing to federal court
The Missouri Attorney General’s office moved the Western District federal court to dismiss a former Missouri House staffer's lawsuit against the Missouri House of Representatives over a lack of masking -
Further challenges to meat packaging law may follow federal appeals court ruling
Further challenges to a law that bars companies labeling non-livestock and poultry products as meat may happen despite a federal appeals court ruling in favour of the state of Missouri. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Schmitt Kicks Off AG Honors Award with 10 Honorees, Urges Submissions from the Public
As part of his push to celebrate the State’s Bicentennial, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt launched the Attorney General’s Honors Award, or AG Honors, to recognize citizens from across the state for exceptional service and dedication to their community. -
St. Louis prosecutor tapped to build case against Mormon doomsday couple accused of murder
An Idaho judge granted a request to join a veteran Missouri prosecutor to a high-profile case involving the bodies of two children who were found dead underground in the backyard of a popular Mormon author.