Legal Opinion
African-American Citizens for Change v. St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1994No. 93-3438PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Chapter 84 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri grants control over the St. Louis Police *1053Department to the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners. The five-member Board consists of the Mayor of St. Louis and four members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the state Senate. See Mo.Rev.Stat. §§ 84.020; 84.080. This statutory structure has existed since 1861. See State v. Mason, 153 Mo. 23, 54 S.W. 524, 525 (1899).
African-American Citizens for Change (“AACC”), a St. Louis non-profit organization, commenced this action to have Chapter 84 declared invalid…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thornburg v. GinglesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Chisom v. RoemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Presley v. Etowah County CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- State ex rel. Hawes v. MasonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Williams v. State Board of ElectionsDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Spivey v. State of OhioDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1998
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