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Local politicians cope with natural gas price surge alone as AG Schmitt sues Biden
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is leading a coalition of 13 states that have sued the Biden administration after the President signed an executive order that critics say will harm manufacturing and agriculture, and in the meantime, local politicians are critical of Schmitt whom they say has yet to act on a surge in natural gas pricing. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Schmitt Obtains $426,000 in Restitution for Customers of Voyageurs International
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced an agreement with Colorado travel company Voyageurs International, Ltd., which will refund Missouri high school students their deposits for a high school music trip to Europe that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. -
AG vows top priority will be to further reduce back log of rape test kits
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has vowed one of his top priorities of this new year will be to further reduce he back log of rape test kits. -
City of Wildwood settles First Amendment lawsuit for $295,000
When Tony Salvatore began campaigning on the sidewalk for a seat on the Wildwood City Council, he didn’t expect to be harassed by the police but that’s exactly what happened. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: AGO in Review: A Breakdown of 2020 in the Attorney General’s Office
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released his “AGO in Review,” a recap of the work that the Attorney General’s Office completed throughout 2020. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Schmitt Presents Back the Blue Award to KCPD Officer Blaine Kennedy
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt presented his Office’s Back the Blue award to Kansas City, Missouri Police Department Officer Blaine Kennedy for extraordinary courage and valor in the line of duty for his apprehension of a suspect late last year. -
Parents appeal ruling in mandatory inoculation case; COVID-19 vaccinations could later come in to question
A group of Missouri parents who sued two school districts and the state of Missouri has appealed the Western Missouri District Court's dismissal of their lawsuit opposing mandatory inoculation, alleging that the state Movax Law violates their constitutional rights -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Eric Schmitt Sworn in for First Full Term as Missouri’s Attorney General
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was sworn in earlier for another term as Missouri’s 43rd Attorney General. -
Attorney General Schmitt joins lawsuit against Google launched by Texas Attorney General
Missouri is among the states that sued Google last week in federal court over alleged anti-competitive practices involving online advertising and privacy fixing. -
Facebook sued by 48 states and Attorney General Eric Schmitt over 'predatory' practices
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has joined a lawsuit with 48 other states against Facebook, alleging that the social media giant has chilled innovation, deterred investment, and forestalled competition in the markets in which it operates. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Schmitt Announces More Illicit Massage Business Evictions Through The Hope Initiative
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced an update to his office’s efforts to evict illicit massage businesses through the Hope Initiative. -
Missouri rape kit law faces questions of constitutional legitimacy
Gov. Mike Parson's rape kit law that sought to extend protections for rape victims has come under fire from Missouri State Public Defenders (MSPD) and their clients over questions of constitutionality. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: 13 More DNA Hits Returned As Eligible SAFE Kits Continue to be Uploaded to CODIS
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that 13 more CODIS (DNA) “hits” have been returned as untested sexual assault kits continue to be tested and uploaded to CODIS, which stands for Combined DNA Index System. -
Chinese government fails to reply to Attorney General Schmitt's COVID-19 lawsuit
The People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party have yet to answer a federal lawsuit filed by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt seven months ago in the Eastern District of Missouri. -
Plant-based food producer of Tofurkey appeals decision on 'meat' law
A law restricting companies selling plant-based products from using the word meat and related ones on their packaging has a chilling effect on protected free speech, an appeals court has heard. -
Former St. Louis judge: 'There's money involved in Google lawsuit'
Missouri residents could stand to gain financially now that Attorney General Eric Schmitt has joined a Department of Justice lawsuit against Google for alleged antitrust violations.“There's money involved,” Former St. Louis Judge Michael Wolff said. -
Missouri Attorney General backs Pennsylvania GOP before U.S. Supreme Court
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt signed an amicus brief along with nine other state attorneys general who are supporting the Republican Party of Pennsylvania on an appeal to the U.S. -
Appeal seeks to expand the selection of wine for sale in Missouri
An Indianapolis attorney has appealed the dismissal of his lawsuit against Missouri state officials for excluding out of state distributors -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: St. Louis City Women Pleads Guilty to Financial Exploitation of Elderly and Stealing, Will Pay Over $9,000 in Restitution
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that on October 15, 2020, Tashe Beach pled guilty in the Circuit Court of St. Louis City to two class D felonies of Abuse of a Person Receiving Health Care, one Class C felony of Financial Exploitation of Elderly Persons, one Class D felony of Financial Exploitation of Elderly Persons, two Class D felonies of Stealing, and one Class D felony of Stealing a Debit Device. -
MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General’s Office Announces First CODIS Hits Through SAFE Kit Initiative
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has received results from sexual assault kits shipped to the lab and DNA tested, resulting in several CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System, hits.