State Ex Rel. Humane Society of Missouri v. Beetem

VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge.

This discovery dispute arrives at the court of appeals in the context of a challenge to Secretary of State Robin Carna-han’s (the Secretary) ballot summary statement for an initiative petition proposed by the Humane Society of Missouri (HSMO). HSMO is part of a coalition group called Missourians for Protection of Dogs (MPD) that is advocating a statewide ballot measure to enact a new statutory provision to be known as the “Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act.” 1 Relator seeks a ■writ of prohibition from this court forbidding the compulsory disclosure of materials known…