Supreme Court of Missouri / Aug 12, 2025
Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, et al., Respondents, vs. State of Missouri, et al., Appellants.
The State of Missouri appealed the circuit court's issuance of a preliminary injunction, which partially enjoined certain abortion-related state statutes and regulations at the request of Planned Parenthood. The Missouri Supreme Court determined it lacked exclusive appellate jurisdiction over the appeal. The Court held that an appeal from a preliminary injunction, where the circuit court has not yet ruled on the constitutional validity of the challenged statutes, does not invoke its exclusive jurisdiction. Consequently, the case was transferred to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.