BROWN v. CARNAHAN

Nos. SC 92582, SC 92564, SC 92500, SC 92571, SC 92573, SC 92574.

370 S.W.3d 637 (2012)

Ralph BROWN, Appellant, v. Missouri Secretary of State, Robin CARNAHAN, Respondent, Missouri State Auditor, Thomas Schweich, Respondent, and Missourians for Health and Education, Dudley McCarter, and Peggy Taylor, Respondents. and Victor Allred, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. Robin Carnahan, Respondent, Thomas A. Schweich, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, and Missouri Jobs with Justice, Respondent/Cross-Appellant. and Peggy Northcott, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants, v. Robin Carnahan, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents. and Tiffany Francis, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants, v. Robin Carnahan, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents, Missourians for Responsible Lending, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents. and John Prentzler, Respondent, v. Robin Carnahan, et al., Appellants, Missourians for Responsible Lending, et al., Appellants. and Stephen J. Reuter, Respondent, v. Robin Carnahan, et al., Appellants, Missourians for Responsible Lending, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

July 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah J. Morgan , Deputy Solicitor, Patricia J. Churchill , Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, for Carnahan.

Ronald R. Holliger , General Counsel, Attorney General's Office, Darrell L. Moore , Whitney S. Miller , Auditor's Office, Jefferson City, for Schweich.

Charles W. Hatfield , Khristine A. Heisinger , Stinson, Morrison, Hecker, LLP, Jefferson City, for Northcott, Reuter and Brown.

Marc H. Ellinger , Stephanie S. Bell , Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch LC, Jefferson City, for Francis and Hoover.

Edward D. Greim , Todd P. Graves , Clayton J. Callen , Graves, Bartle, Marcus & Garrett LLC, Kansas City, for Allred and Prentzler.

Christopher N. Grant , Loretta K. Haggard , Schuchat Cook & Werner, St. Louis, for Missouri Jobs with Justice.

Lowell D. Pearson , R. Ryan Harding , Husch Blackwell LLP, Jefferson City, for Missourians for Health and Education, McCarter and Taylor.


PER CURIAM.

The appeals consolidated in this opinion arise from lawsuits challenging three proposed initiatives — a tobacco tax initiative, a minimum wage initiative, and a payday loan initiative.1 The underlying suits sought to prevent the initiatives from appearing on Missouri's ballot for the November 2012 election. Each of the cases challenges the constitutional validity of section...

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