Missouri Roundtable for Life, Inc. v. State

Missouri Roundtable, et al., (“Roundtable”) filed suit in the circuit court of Cole County seeking to enjoin the implementation of Missouri Senate Bill No. 7 (“SB 7”) and reverse any actions already taken to execute its provisions. The circuit court granted Roundtable’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, concluding that SB 7 violates the single subject rule of article III, section 23 of the Missouri Constitution, cannot be severed under the facts of this case, and, therefore, SB 7 is unconstitutional “in its entirety.” The circuit court entered judgment for Roundtable, and the State of…