The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri entered judgment against the Missouri Ethics Commission and in favor of Graves Garrett clients Free and Fair Election Fund, Missourians for Worker Freedom, American Democracy Alliance, and others. In November 2016, Missouri voters adopted the controversial “Amendment 2,” which amended the Missouri Constitution to ban certain entities from making contributions to political committees, as well as limit campaign contributions.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has ruled in favor of Graves Garrett client Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp. in a Federal False Claims Act (“qui tam”) case previously dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled a second time against prosecutors in their “John Doe” investigation of the Wisconsin Club for Growth and its director, Eric O’Keefe. Graves Garrett defended the Club and O’Keefe against a wide-ranging investigation that prosecutors used to harass and intimidate conservative groups and political figures.