Andrew Bailey

Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey argued that reinstating the state's abortion regulations would not cause "irreparable harm" to patients. The appeals court rejected that claim, allowing Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis to continue offering services.

Former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Republican attorneys general from Kansas and Idaho intervened in a case aimed at challenging the safety of mifepristone. After the U.S. Supreme Court said that anti-abortion groups couldn’t sue, Missouri became the lead plaintiff.

Shortly after being sworn in, Catherine Hanaway said her priories include fighting crime and protecting Missourians.

Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s legal team filed a motion to dismiss the charge earlier this week, citing a 2016 court order and paternity test.

The departing GOP official made a major splash in his short time as Missouri attorney general.

The move comes as Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is set to take on a major leadership role in the federal agency.

Hanaway will be the first woman to ever serve as Missouri’s attorney general.

Bailey’s departure as attorney general provides an opportunity for Gov. Mike Kehoe to fill his first statewide office vacancy. He’s scheduled to announce Bailey’s replacement Tuesday morning.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey had asked the judges to review a temporary pause on the enforcement of the state’s near-total ban on abortion and other regulations designed to make the procedure more difficult to obtain.

A grand jury indicted the Democratic county executive last week over a public campaign on a proposition that would have substantially curbed his power.