Sep. 11, 2025

Faculty Spotlight – Meet Bailey Barnes

by Tanner Riley When it comes to underdog stories, people often think of mismatches: the tortoise versus the hare, Rocky versus Apollo Creed, or Mizzou versus Kansas basketball this past December. These are the stories where the odds lean heavily in one direction until the right person, with the right amount of determination, changes everything. Bailey Barnes, a first-year law professor at Mizzou Law and a civil rights scholar, is one of those people. “I don’t like bullies. That probably comes from being from small-town Appalachia—scrappy,” Barnes said. “When it’s government agents harming people in the government’s name, that’s…

Sep. 8, 2025

Professor Bailey Barnes publishes op-ed in KC Star

Professor Bailey Barnes published an op-ed article in the KC Star discussing constitutional concerns with President Trump’s use of the National Guard as a police force in urban areas. Professor Barnes argues that those forces are not accountable to lawsuits if they violate citizens’ civil rights. Read the full article here.