{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-l-parson-and-mike-kehoe","displayName":"Michael L. Parson and Mike Kehoe","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97284:2019-04-16","opinionId":"bb7f0edd-df38-5ba0-86ca-6f2f8c4afb39","slug":"darrell-cope-and-the-missouri-democratic-party-appellants-v-michael-l-par-c97284","caseName":"Darrell Cope and the Missouri Democratic Party, Appellants, vs. Michael L. Parson and Mike Kehoe, Respondents.","caseNumber":"SC97284","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-04-16","year":2019,"display_summary":"Darrell Cope and the Missouri Democratic Party challenged Governor Michael L. Parson's appointment of Mike Kehoe as Lieutenant Governor, arguing it was unauthorized under state law. The circuit court dismissed their petition, finding no standing and that the Governor had appointment authority. The Supreme Court of Missouri reversed in part, holding that Cope had taxpayer standing, but affirmed that the Governor possessed the constitutional authority to fill the vacancy, and that the action was not an advisory opinion.","primaryTopic":"governmental-immunity","topicSlugs":["governmental-immunity","civil-procedure","other","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139236","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/darrell-cope-and-the-missouri-democratic-party-appellants-v-michael-l-par-c97284","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"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":"respondent"}]}