Messenger: Missouri’s chief justice draws a line in the sands of democracy

Missouri's chief justice emphasized that judicial allegiance belongs to the constitution and the law rather than personal or political preferences.
"We owe our allegiance to the constitution and the law, not to our personal or political preferences."
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