His only problem was that under Missouri law, the judge couldn't dismiss the case.
But in 1976, the high court struck down a Missouri law that required the husband's consent for a woman to get an abortion.
He served as member of the 1929 commission to revise Missouri laws.
Prior to 1967, no white person had ever been arrested for violating this Missouri law.
By Missouri law she was term limited from running again in 2010.
The appeals court struck down a Missouri law, which is similar to laws in eight other states.
Missouri law said the governor had to be a resident for 10 years.
In the decision, the majority upheld three provisions of the 1986 Missouri law.
The Missouri law was challenged by an abortion clinic and a group of doctors.
Under Missouri law, evidence must be presented showing that the patient would have wanted to die.