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A Missouri judge is weighing the constitutionality of the state public defender system’s use of wait lists for thousands of indigent defendants.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled Nov. 17 that a woman who was fired after several unexcused absences is not owed unemployment compensation, even though she argues that her missed days weren’t her fault.

The Missouri Supreme Court is contemplating, in perhaps more detail that its judges would like, exactly what someone who rents a portable toilet is getting for his money.

The Missouri Supreme Court is weighing whether the emergency license suspension of a Kansas City-area doctor procedure violated his right to due process.

Most attorneys don’t apply to be a judge after decades of successful practice at a large law firm. Most don’t seek the bench after having served at the highest levels of the bar. Most don’t get it on their first try.

The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether an insurance company that has intervened in a wrongful death lawsuit has the right to seek a change of judge — and maybe much more.

A state salary commission is planning to make no changes in judicial pay but wants to give state lawmakers modest raises.

Gov. Mike Parson has cleared the way for Missouri lawmakers to consider legislation that would insulate businesses from potential lawsuits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Missouri Supreme Court is preparing to determine the fate of a sweeping public-sector union bill.

The Missouri Supreme Court on Nov. 3 threw out a $44,000 judgment against a St. Louis pizzeria owner, finding the claim was filed too late.

A woman who alleged she was fired as a grocery store cashier because her employer found her “hideous” won a $100,000 verdict from a Springfield jury.