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Split 8th Circuit reaffirms sentence for defendant with Asperger’s

On Sept. 13, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a district court’s sentencing of a defendant was not unreasonable after they determined that he co...
Supreme Court weighs work comp for choking driver

A cable technician’s ill-fated decision to grab breakfast on his way to his first job of the day is prompting the Missouri Supreme Court to consider what is — a...
Rahmeyer to retire from Southern District

Judge Nancy Steffen Rahmeyer, the first female judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District, has announced her retirement, effective Oct. 8. ...
Judges consider whether Zoom testimony is ‘face-to-face’ confrontation

The Missouri Supreme Court heard a case on Sept. 15 that could determine if a witness’ Zoom testimony violated the defendant’s rights to face-to-face confrontat...
Downward trend: Bar pass rate hits new low | See list of bar passers

Nearly one in four people who took the Missouri bar exam in July did not pass, marking the lowest pass rate for the test in at least 15 years. ...
Supreme Court says judge can’t suspend clerk

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Sept. 14 that Lincoln County’s presiding judge didn’t have the authority to effectively remove the local circuit clerk from off...

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Split 8th Circuit reaffirms sentence for defendant with Asperger’s

On Sept. 13, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a district court’s sentencing of a defendant was not unreasonable after they determined that he continued to seek out child pornography during treatment. But a dissenting judge says that in the context of his Asperger’s Syndrome, his conduct did not warrant the decision.
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Supreme Court weighs work comp for choking driver
Rahmeyer to retire from Southern District
Judges consider whether Zoom testimony is ‘face-to-face’ confrontation
Downward trend: Bar pass rate hits new low | See list of bar passers

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