Missouri State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. State of Missouri

Summary

The Missouri Supreme Court held that the petitioners’ claims in Counts I, III, and IV sufficiently state causes of action for declaratory and injunctive relief, reversing the circuit court’s dismissal, while affirming the dismissal of the abandoned Count II. The court applied a de novo review of the motion to dismiss and remanded for further proceedings in light of new statutory and executive developments.