Purcell v. Cape County Commission before the Missouri Supreme Court

Fred Lynch

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Purcell v. Cape Girardeau County Commission case testing the state's open records and meetings law Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010.

Members of the Missouri Supreme Court hear oral arguments in Purcell v. Cape Girardeau County Commission Wednesday in Jefferson City, Mo. Justices, from left, are Zel M. Fischer, Michael A. Wolff, Richard B. Teitelman, Chief Justice William Ray Price, Jr., Mary R. Russell, Patricia Breckenridge and Laura Denvir Stith. (Fred Lynch)
Attorney Thomas A. Ludwig presents oral argument on behalf of the Cape Girardeau County Commission before members of the Missouri Supreme Court Wednesday in Jefferson City, Mo. (Fred Lynch)
Attorney J.P. Clubb argues on behalf of his client, Jay Purcell, before the Missouri Supreme Court. (Fred Lynch)
Cape Girardeau County Commissioner Paul Koeper, left, and Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones listen to oral arguments before the Missouri Supreme Court Wednesday in Jefferson City. (Fred Lynch)

Cape Girardeau County Commissioner Jay Purcell listens to oral arguments before the Missouri Supreme Court Wednesday in Jefferson City. (Fred Lynch)