Free & Fair Election Fund v. Missouri Ethics Commission

AMENDED ORDER AND OPINION (1) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS, AND (2) PARTIALLY GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION1

ORTRIE D. SMITH, SENIOR JUDGE

On November 8, 2016,. seventy percent of Missouri voters approved Initiative Petition 2016-007, thereby amending, effective December 8, 2016, Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution to add Section 23.2 Plaintiffs seek permanent injunctive relief preventing enforcement of several provisions of Section 23. Defendants seek dismissal of Plaintiffs’ claims. As detailed below, the Court grants in…