{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jeremy-cady-and-ryan-johnson","displayName":"Jeremy Cady and Ryan Johnson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83823:2020-06-08","opinionId":"4fb0ab04-7596-58dc-94fc-a2f4b285c83b","slug":"jeremy-cady-and-ryan-johnson-v-missouri-secretary-of-state-john-ashcroft-d83823","caseName":"Jeremy Cady and Ryan Johnson \nvs.\nMissouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft, and Heidi Miller and Laura Dominik","caseNumber":"WD83823","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-06-08","year":2020,"display_summary":"Jeremy Cady and Ryan Johnson challenged the Missouri Secretary of State's decision to certify an initiative petition proposing a constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid access. They argued the measure violated constitutional provisions regarding appropriation without new revenues and the \"full text\" requirement for initiative petitions. The circuit court ruled in favor of the Secretary of State, finding the appropriation challenge unripe and the form challenges meritless. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, agreeing that the substantive challenge was not ripe for pre-election review and the form challenges lacked merit.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=159373","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jeremy-cady-and-ryan-johnson-v-missouri-secretary-of-state-john-ashcroft-d83823","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"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"}]}