{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official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":"scott-fitzpatrick-missouri-state-auditor-john-r-ashcroft-missouri-secretary-of-state-and-anna-fitzjames","displayName":"Scott Fitzpatrick, Missouri State Auditor, John R. Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State, and Anna Fitz-James","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86594:2023-10-31","opinionId":"ed536a95-9cc0-559a-b782-bcf152553503","slug":"hannah-sue-kelly-kathleen-anne-forck-and-mary-elizabeth-anne-coleman-v-sc-d86594","caseName":"Hannah Sue Kelly, Kathleen Anne Forck, and Mary Elizabeth Anne Coleman\nvs. \nScott Fitzpatrick, Missouri State Auditor, John R. Ashcroft, Missouri Secretary of State, and Anna Fitz-James","caseNumber":"WD86594","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2023-10-31","year":2023,"display_summary":"Hannah Sue Kelly and others challenged the fairness and sufficiency of fiscal notes and fiscal note summaries prepared by the Missouri State Auditor for proposed initiative petitions concerning reproductive freedom. The circuit court found the Auditor's documents to be fair and sufficient. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that the Auditor acted within his broad discretion in preparing the fiscal notes and summaries, and that the appellants failed to demonstrate that the documents were insufficient or unfair.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=202473","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/hannah-sue-kelly-kathleen-anne-forck-and-mary-elizabeth-anne-coleman-v-sc-d86594","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":"respondent"}]}