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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a district court’s decision that a coroner violated the Sunshine Law when he did not provide an inquest copy to a school district, but reversed and remanded another violation of not providing exhibits in custody of the sheriff.

After a defendant appealed a full order of protection renewal against him, claiming Missouri courts lacked personal jurisdiction over him as a non-resident of Missouri, the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District said on Sept. 21 that the original protection order established that jurisdiction.

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.

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 confrontation and cross-examination.

A group of St. Louis lawyers won a $1.5 million judgment for Georgia landowners living along an abandoned railroad after the federal government turned it into a public trail.

Judges can now approve lifelong protection orders. The same law also adds to the legal definition of stalking and reduces the number of court appearances for both attorneys and their clients over time.

After rescheduling twice due to COVID-19, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis hosted its 2021 Law Day and Annual Meeting on Sept. 9. Political commentator George F. Will spoke to an in-person audience at the Four Seasons Hotel.

A jury awarded $1.4 million to a real estate company that claimed a partnership from which it purchased land had failed to uphold its end of a development deal.

The Missouri Supreme Court granted a Missouri man’s bid to suppress evidence on his phone because it was obtained at a location that was not listed on a search warrant. The court split 4-3 in the decision released Aug. 31.

MSPD finally has money to hire enough attorneys and nix its case wait list by 2022. Now it needs more staff.

A former Lebanon, Missouri, tax attorney pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to tax and labor violations in federal court.