NEWS

Sep 23, 2021, 10:57 AM by AG Schmitt

In a press conference held earlier today in Springfield, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt gave an update on the SAFE Kit Initiative, reporting positive progress in clearing the backlog of untested sexual assault kits through the initiative. The Springfield Police Department also announced that they have completely cleared out their backlog, leaving zero untested sexual assault kits in their inventory.

Sep 21, 2021, 15:59 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed an amicus brief in support of Rae’s Café in their lawsuit against Jackson County. The brief, which was filed earlier today in the case Jackson County v. Rae’s Café, argues that Rae’s Café, now Rae’s Private Club, is in compliance with the mask mandate and that Jackson County has violated the owner’s due process rights.

Sep 21, 2021, 12:15 PM by AG Schmitt

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office today argued in front of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals en banc to defend Missouri’s law that prohibits abortions based solely on a pre-natal down syndrome diagnosis. The Office presented oral arguments to the Court earlier this morning in the case Planned Parenthood v. Eric Schmitt.

Sep 20, 2021, 15:43 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today filed an amicus brief in support of Texas’ lawsuit against the Biden Administration over their proposed exceptions to the Title 42 program.

Sep 20, 2021, 11:53 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has prevailed again in its lawsuit against St. Louis County over their mask mandate. The County filed a motion to dismiss the case, a motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction, and a motion to stay discovery, all of which were denied by the Court.

Sep 17, 2021, 15:24 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a motion for class certification and a motion for preliminary injunction in his lawsuit against the Columbia Public School district and other school districts that impose a mask mandate for school children.

Sep 16, 2021, 13:06 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced that a new class of assistant attorney generals have been sworn in as Special Assistant United States Attorneys as part of the Attorney General’s Safer Streets Initiative. The Safer Streets Initiative was launched in 2019 as a way for the Attorney General’s Office to prosecute violent crime in federal court.

Sep 2, 2021, 15:50 PM by AG Schmitt

Sep 2, 2021, 12:21 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today a judgment against a St. Louis County contractor, Jeffrey Anderson. The State alleged that Anderson violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by taking upfront payments for basement renovation and remodeling services and failing to perform the work he agreed to do.

Sep 1, 2021, 12:21 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that Christopher Meagher, proprietor of “Metro Restoration,” has pled guilty to seven counts of felony deceptive business practices in Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties. Through Metro Restoration, Meagher transacted with numerous consumers in the Kansas City area to provide home repair and renovation services. Upon taking consumers’ upfront payments, Meagher failed to provide the promised services or only performed minimal, unsatisfactory work.

Aug 31, 2021, 12:52 PM by AG Schmitt

Earlier this morning, the Cole County Circuit Court sided with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office in our defense of the Governor’s termination of federal pandemic-related unemployment benefits.

Aug 27, 2021, 12:33 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement following the Cole County Circuit Court’s denial of Jackson County, St. Louis County, St. Louis City and the Department of Justice’s request for an injunction blocking Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act:

Aug 27, 2021, 10:15 AM by AG Schmitt

A 12-state human trafficking operation led by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol has led to 102 arrests and the rescue of 47 victims and sex workers including 2 minor victims. Operation United Front entailed simultaneous state-level human trafficking operations throughout the night on Thursday and into the early morning, and is believed to be the first Attorney General-led multi-state operation of its kind. State and federal law enforcement agencies from 12 states participated in Operation United Front.

Aug 25, 2021, 14:03 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has signed both term sheets for the proposed opioid settlements with Johnson & Johnson and major distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson.

Aug 24, 2021, 19:45 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and the Texas Attorney General’s Office have prevailed over the Biden Administration for a 3rd time in their lawsuit over the “Remain in Mexico” Policy as the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Missouri and Texas in a 6-3 denial of the Department of Justice’s appeal for emergency stay. The Biden Administration will now be required to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols, or “Remain in Mexico” Policy.

Aug 24, 2021, 11:25 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today filed a class action lawsuit against school districts forcing a mask mandate on schoolchildren and teachers. The lawsuit, which is a reverse class action that was filed earlier this morning, names Columbia Public Schools, the Board of Education for the School District of Columbia and their board members, and the Superintendent for Columbia Public Schools as defendants.

Aug 23, 2021, 14:34 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a 20-state coalition led by West Virginia and Arizona in arguing against the Biden administration’s proposed regulation of firearm parts. In addition to joining the coalition’s comment letter, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed a separate, but similar, comment letter.

Aug 20, 2021, 14:52 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that today that Cory Richards, 33, was arrested for allegedly defrauding customers in connection with his businesses, Metro Home Rehab and All Hands on Deck Outdoor Restoration. Richards was arrested in a sting operation coordinated by the Missouri Attorney General Consumer Protection investigators and the Clay County Fugitive Apprehension Unit. Richards is being held on a $700,000 bond in Clay County.

Aug 19, 2021, 16:30 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced that he has filed suit against Jackson County for enforcing an unlawful, arbitrary, and capricious mask mandate. The suit names Jackson County Executive Frank White, the Jackson County Health Department, and other defendants.

Aug 19, 2021, 12:17 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won another favorable ruling in his lawsuit against St. Louis County. Earlier today, the circuit court entered a preliminary injunction against the County, preventing them from enforcing the mask mandate in St. Louis County.