{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-department-of-labor-and-industrial-relations-and-todd-smith","displayName":"The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Todd Smith","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97833:2020-03-31","opinionId":"16439021-3fd4-5287-9802-544b6ec84f79","slug":"rebecca-karney-and-johnny-miller-respondents-v-the-department-of-labor-an-c97833","caseName":"Rebecca Karney and Johnny Miller, Respondents, vs. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and Todd Smith, Appellants, and Darryl Forte and Jackson County, Missouri, Defendants.","caseNumber":"SC97833","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-03-31","year":2020,"display_summary":"Rebecca Karney and Johnny Miller, dispatchers and union members, challenged the constitutionality of a Missouri statute requiring labor agreements to prohibit \"picketing of any kind.\" The circuit court declared the provision unconstitutional and enjoined its enforcement. The Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, holding that the blanket prohibition on \"picketing of any kind\" violated public employees' free speech rights under the Missouri Constitution. The Court further held that the unconstitutional phrase could be severed, leaving the remainder of the statute intact and constitutional.","primaryTopic":"employment-law","topicSlugs":["employment-law","other","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=153874","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/rebecca-karney-and-johnny-miller-respondents-v-the-department-of-labor-an-c97833","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment","topic: employment-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"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"}]}