City of De Soto and James Acres v. Michael L. Parson, Governor of the State of Missouri

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc CITY OF DE SOTO AND JAMES ACRES, ) Opinion issued July 22, 2021 ) Appellants, ) ) v. ) No. SC98891 ) MICHAEL L. PARSON, GOVERNOR OF ) THE STATE OF MISSOURI, ET AL., ) ) Respondents. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY The Honorable Jon E. Beetem, Judge The City of De Soto (“De Soto”) and James Acres (collectively, “the Plaintiffs”), a resident of De Soto, filed suit against the governor and the attorney general seeking a declaratory judgment that section 321.320 1 is an unconstitutional special law and that House Bill No. 1446 (“HB 1446”) violates…