Lee's Summit /tags/lees-summit Lee's Summit en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 31 May 2023 10:06:00 GMT Missouri Attorney General lacked authority to order schools to drop mask rules, judge rules /law-order/2023-05-31/missouri-attorney-general-lacked-authority-to-order-schools-to-drop-mask-rules-judge-rules The Lee’s Summit School District won its countersuit against the then-Missouri attorney general when a judge ruled Eric Schmitt could not order schools to cease their COVID mitigation efforts. Wed, 31 May 2023 10:06:00 GMT /law-order/2023-05-31/missouri-attorney-general-lacked-authority-to-order-schools-to-drop-mask-rules-judge-rules Jodi Fortino Schmitt dropped COVID lawsuits, but this Missouri school district wants answers on his authority /government-politics-issues/2022-12-07/schmitt-dropped-covid-lawsuits-but-this-missouri-school-district-wants-answers-on-his-authority As Eric Schmitt prepares to leave the Missouri Attorney General's Office for the U.S. Senate, the Lee's Summit School District still wants a judge to rule about whether he had authority to demand that schools rescind public health orders. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-12-07/schmitt-dropped-covid-lawsuits-but-this-missouri-school-district-wants-answers-on-his-authority Dan Margolies, Steve Vockrodt Missouri AG ‘doesn’t have the authority’ over school COVID measures, lawyer says /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-15/missouri-ags-threats-against-school-districts-draw-pushback Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt ordered school districts across the state to cease and desist COVID precautions. Attorney Joe Hatley, who fired back last Friday on behalf of Lee’s Summit, joined “St. Louis on the Air” for a closer look. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:34:41 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-12-15/missouri-ags-threats-against-school-districts-draw-pushback Evie Hemphill