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This bill modifies Missouri law regarding preliminary injunctions by establishing a new right of appeal specifically for the Attorney General. Currently, injunctions can be granted by circuit or associate circuit judges, and this bill adds a provision that allows the Attorney General to appeal any preliminary injunction that prevents the state from implementing or enforcing a Missouri constitutional provision, statute, or regulation. In practical terms, this means that if a court issues a preliminary injunction blocking a state law or regulation, the Attorney General can now challenge that injunction through an appeals process, which could potentially allow the state to continue enforcing the contested law while the appeal is pending. The bill achieves this by adding a new subsection to the existing Section 526.010 of the Missouri Revised Statutes, expanding the legal options available to the state's chief legal officer in defending state laws and regulations.

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