MO Lawyers Blog

Defender caseload to be audited 

The state auditor says she will audit the Missouri State Public Defender's Office caseload statistics.

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Blunt outmuscles Carnahan in fundraising 

Republican Roy Blunt took in $2.2 million in recent months while enlarging his cash advantage over Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri's U.S. Senate race.

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Courts, public defenders, ALJs to take small hit in budget cuts 

Gov. Jay Nixon today announced more than $300 million in budget cuts for the fiscal year that starts next month, and elements of the legal world were not immune from feeling the pain.

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Plaintiffs want appeals court to declare ballot measure comes up short 

Three people who challenged a proposed ballot measure to make all Missouri judges elected want an appeals court to pre-empt review by state election officials.

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Appeals court to hear challenge to judicial election measure in July 

An appeals court has set oral arguments for late July in the legal challenge brought against the ballot measure to move all of Missouri to judicial elections.

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Law library funding could be redirected 

Law libraries in the state's metropolitan areas could face the same budget crunch as their outstate counterparts, if a bill the Senate passed this afternoon wins final approval.

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Mo. Senate votes 34-0 on drunken driving bill  

The Missouri Senate has approved an overhaul of the state's drunken driving laws.

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Dems call on Kinder to disclose lawsuit funding 

As Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder continues to wait to unleash a lawsuit against federal health care legislation, Missouri Democrats are calling on the Republican official the reveal the suit's funding sources.

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The nickel stops here 

The state's Office of Administration announced today mileage reimbursement will decrease in order to pay for costs associated with Truman's Day.

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Anti-court plan group turns in signatures for Nov. ballot 

An organization that wants Missourians to elect all of their judges through direct, partisan campaigns turned in signatures to try to get on the November ballot.

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