Cancel a speech, but not the Missouri Constitution

By: Michael A. Wolff

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 715

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Jefferson City drama this week was the cancellation of the Missouri chief justice’s annual “state of the judiciary” speech to a joint session of the legislature, a cancellation in response to a unanimous state Supreme Court decision that enforced the constitution’s rule that a bill must have only one subject.

The objection from some legislators — who kept the legislature from having its joint session — was not that the unanimous court was wrong …

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