Top takeaways: November/December 2025 Journal of The Missouri Bar

In the latest issue of the Journal, The Missouri Bar welcomed 457 individuals to the profession who passed the July 2025 bar examination in Missouri and completed all other requirements for admission to The Missouri Bar. See the list of individuals here.

Hon. W. Brent Powell, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, emphasized the importance of the rule of law, access to legal services, and civic education during his address for the joint Annual Meeting of The Missouri Bar and the Judicial Conference of Missouri on Sept. 18. Read the full address.

The Missouri Bar congratulated individuals for receiving awards in 2025 for their work to improve the legal profession, administration of justice, and the law on behalf of the public. See the list of awardees.

In its 2024 Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that “courts may not defer to an agency interpretation of the law simply because a statute is ambiguous,” overturning the longstanding Chevron deference. Janie Whiteaker-Poe dives into how the Court’s ruling will have a ripple effect across multiple areas of practice, including tax law, where practitioners depend on detailed IRS regulations. Read the article here.

Meet #MOLawyer Hon. Anne-Marie Clarke, who was hearing officer of the Family Court for the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court in St. Louis and a family court commissioner. Read about her proudest moment as a lawyer, what inspired her to become a lawyer, and more.

Learn more about recent rulings, including that lost profits must be proven with reasonable certainty, the State was immune from a suit by a bike rider injured on the Katy Trail, and more in this issue’s “The flag.”