Legal issues are never far from the headlines and in many cases, they are the headlines.
The Missouri Legislature recently ended its session and passed some bills worth considering from a legal perspective. One bill bars the implementation of Agenda 21, a non-binding United Nations plan which promotes sustainable development. Another would bar Sharia law in Missouri.
Host Don Marsh talked with a panel of legal experts to explain those issues and more.
The panelists included:
- William Freivogel, J.D., Director, School of Journalism; Associate Professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
- Mark Smith, J.D., Associate Vice Chancellor and Director, The Career Center, Washington University in St. Louis
- Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff , J.D., Associate Professor of Law, Washington University in St. Louis
Other topics included:
- Lawsuits filed against local grocery store chain Schnucks because of breach of customers’ credit and debit cards
- The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision regarding St. Louis based Monsanto
- Recently passed gun laws
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