{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"american-civil-liberties-union-of-missouri-and-sara-e-baker","displayName":"American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and Sara E. Baker","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82880:2019-07-08","opinionId":"1fbec4f7-ac37-51fb-8414-1eab5e851f39","slug":"american-civil-liberties-union-of-missouri-and-sara-e-baker-v-john-r-ashc-d82880","caseName":"American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and Sara E. Baker\nvs.\nJohn R. Ashcroft, et al","caseNumber":"WD82880","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-07-08","year":2019,"display_summary":"The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri appealed the dismissal of its petition, which sought to compel the Secretary of State to approve a referendum petition sample sheet. The Secretary of State had rejected the sample sheet on constitutional grounds, asserting the underlying act was ineligible for referendum due to an emergency clause. The appellate court reversed the trial court's judgment, holding that the Secretary of State's authority at the pre-signature collection stage is limited to reviewing the sample sheet for \"sufficiency as to form\" as defined by statute, not constitutional compliance. The court entered judgment compelling the Secretary of State to approve the sample sheet and proceed with the referendum process.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=142195","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/american-civil-liberties-union-of-missouri-and-sara-e-baker-v-john-r-ashc-d82880","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"family","label":"Family Law","href":"/practice-areas/family","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: family-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/family"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}