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06/03/2010
Missouri Lawyers Weekly interviewed Stinson Attorney Chuck Hatfield regarding legislative efforts to set strict timelines for courts when ruling on legal challenges involving initiative petitions.
Hatfield, a government relations attorney who has handled initiative petition litigation, voiced concerns that the proposed change in law would raise separation of powers issues, and as a practical matter, would conflict with rules of civil procedure.
Read the full article, "Judicial Restraints: Initiative supporters demand quicker judicial review of ballot changes.”