Firm Insights

Hen-dependence Day: Missouri Law Lets Homeowners Keep Chickens, HOA or Not

By Zachary R. McMichael / July 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Hen-dependence Day: Missouri Law Lets Homeowners Keep Chickens, HOA or Not

  On July 9, 2024, Governor Parsons signed HB 2062, which overrules homeowners’ association (“HOA”) restrictions on the ownership or pasturing of chickens. Codified at R.S.Mo. § 442.404.5(1) & (2), this new law becomes effective on August 28, 2024.  Here is what the new law states: 5. (1) No deed restrictions, covenants, or similar binding agreements…

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From Hoosier to Habeas: The Hazards of Legalese

By Michael A. Kahn / May 28, 2024 / Comments Off on From Hoosier to Habeas: The Hazards of Legalese

  This all began a week or so ago when I was strolling past a popular coffee-and-pastry spot in Evanston, Illinois. Having been born and raised in St. Louis, I smiled and shook my head as I glanced up at the establishment’s name, Hoosier Mama Pie Company. As my protagonist Rachel Gold explains in my…

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Corporate Transparency Act

Court rules that the CTA is Unconstitutional: Enforcement of the CTA in Limbo

By Sarah J. Luem / May 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Court rules that the CTA is Unconstitutional: Enforcement of the CTA in Limbo

  Since the passage of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and the implementation of the associated regulations, various parties have been arguing that the statute was an overreach and unconstitutional.  We have been waiting to see how courts ruled on this – and we now have our first answer – with the initial court win…

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