Supreme Court of Missouri / Apr 26, 2022
City of Normandy, et al., Appellants, vs. Michael L. Parson in his Official Capacity as Governor of Missouri, et al., Respondents.
The City of Normandy and other municipalities appealed the circuit court's decision to grant the state relief from a 2016 permanent injunction. The injunction had prevented the state from enforcing sections 67.287 and 479.359.2, which were found to be unconstitutional special laws. The state sought relief under Rule 74.06(b)(5) after the Missouri Supreme Court restored the rational basis analysis for special laws in a subsequent case. The Supreme Court vacated the circuit court's judgment and remanded for further proceedings, holding that a change in decisional law alone is not sufficient to warrant relief from judgment under Rule 74.06(b)(5), and the circuit court failed to properly weigh the equities.