The Division of Litigation handles major and complex litigation for Missouri, and provides legal defense to state officials, state agencies and their employees. Cases in the division include damage claims, contract actions, class-action lawsuits, employment issues, constitutional challenges, suits seeking injunctive relief and other types of civil litigation.

The division defends the state in lawsuits brought by inmates of Missouri’s correctional facilities. Division attorneys also defend constitutional challenges to state laws and ballot issues. Attorneys in the litigation division defend lawsuits filed against the police boards and the police officers of the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri.

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