State Supreme Court / Mo.

Americans United v. Rogers

Decided July 26, 1976. Robert Eldridge Seiler wrote the opinion for the court.

538 S.W.2d 711 · Cited 64 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Harfst v. Hoegen · 163 S.W.2d 609
Pierce v. Society of Sisters · 268 U.S. 510
Levitt v. Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty · 413 U.S. 472
Cochran v. Louisiana State Board of Education · 281 U.S. 370
The Abby Dodge · 223 U.S. 166
Paster v. Tussey · 512 S.W.2d 97
Brown v. Morris · 290 S.W.2d 160
Borden Company v. Thomason · 353 S.W.2d 735
Laret Investment Co. v. Dickmann · 134 S.W.2d 65
State Ex Inf. Dalton v. Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority · 270 S.W.2d 44
Kansas City v. Liebi · 252 S.W. 404
City of Kirkwood v. Allen · 399 S.W.2d 30
State ex inf. Danforth v. State Environmental Improvement Authority · 518 S.W.2d 68
State v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District · 275 S.W.2d 225
State Ex Rel. Eagleton v. McQueen · 378 S.W.2d 449
State Ex Rel. McClellan v. Godfrey · 519 S.W.2d 4
State Ex Rel. McKittrick v. American Colony Insurance · 80 S.W.2d 876
Rider v. Julian · 282 S.W.2d 484
City of Kansas City v. Fishman · 241 S.W.2d 377
Bowman v. City of Kansas City · 233 S.W.2d 26
City of Joplin v. Industrial Commission of Missouri · 329 S.W.2d 687
Annbar Associates v. West Side Redevelopment Corp. · 397 S.W.2d 635
State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Paul · 368 S.W.2d 419
STATE EX INF. DANFORTH v. Merrell · 530 S.W.2d 209
City of St. Joseph v. Roller · 363 S.W.2d 609

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Curchin v. Missouri Industrial Development Board · 722 S.W.2d 930
Felter v. Cape Girardeau School Dist. · 810 F. Supp. 1062
Waites v. Waites · 567 S.W.2d 326
Sheldon Jackson College v. State · 599 P.2d 127
Widmar v. Vincent · 454 U.S. 263
State Ex Rel. Williams v. Marsh · 626 S.W.2d 223
Condemarin v. University Hospital · 775 P.2d 348
State Ex Rel. Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children v. Gaertner · 583 S.W.2d 107
Matter of Trapp · 593 S.W.2d 193
Winston v. REORGANIZED SCH. DIST. R-2, ETC. · 636 S.W.2d 324
Fust v. Attorney General · 947 S.W.2d 424
Lenstrom v. Thone · 311 N.W.2d 884
Americans United for Separation of Church & State Fund, Inc. v. State · 648 P.2d 1072
Cape Motor Lodge, Inc. v. City of Cape Girardeau · 706 S.W.2d 208
Akin v. Director of Revenue · 934 S.W.2d 295
Witters v. Commission for the Blind · 689 P.2d 53
State Ex Rel. Wagner v. St. Louis County Port Authority · 604 S.W.2d 592
State Ex Rel. Creighton University v. Smith · 353 N.W.2d 267
State Ex Rel. Sayad v. Zych · 642 S.W.2d 907
American Civil Liberties Union v. City of Florissant · 17 F. Supp. 2d 1068
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