{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"richard-hershey","displayName":"Richard Hershey","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113004:2025-07-15","opinionId":"0640c051-89aa-5f88-b16f-76b723aa3904","slug":"richard-hershey-appellant-v-the-curators-of-the-university-of-missouri-et-113004","caseName":"Richard Hershey, Appellant, vs. The Curators of the University of Missouri, et al., Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED113004","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-07-15","year":2025,"display_summary":"Richard Hershey sued the Curators of the University of Missouri and four individual employees, alleging violations of the Campus Free Expression Act (CFEA). The circuit court dismissed claims against the individual defendants and granted summary judgment for the University. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the CFEA does not authorize a cause of action against individuals in their individual capacities and that Hershey's appellate brief failed to properly challenge the summary judgment by not connecting arguments to the summary judgment record.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=222197","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/richard-hershey-appellant-v-the-curators-of-the-university-of-missouri-et-113004","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}