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The Missouri Supreme Court handed down decisions in three cases today.
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Read More »Former Jackson Co. Circuit Court judge dies
Dean, 64, died Saturday at his home, according to court spokeswoman Mary Jacobi.
Read More »KC municipal judge’s residency questioned
A Kansas City municipal judge has been suspended following accusations that she doesn’t live within city limits.
Read More »Judge ends suit over Missouri lethal injection
A federal judge has ruled against a group of death row inmates who challenged Missouri’s practice of lethal injection.
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Read More »Dale Helmig won’t be retried
The attorney for a man freed after nearly 15 years in prison says he’s confident his client will remain free, despite a prosecutor’s hints that he could someday be charged again.
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Read More »Husch to shuffle leaders in 2012
Husch Blackwell announced today that it plans to elect Maurice A. Watson as its new chairman and Gregory R. Smith as CEO and managing partner, effective next April.
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Read More »Suit claims Westlaw publisher illegally sold drivers’ information
A federal judge in Missouri says a 29-state class action lawsuit against West Publishing Corp., the publishers of Westlaw, can proceed
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Read More »Judge keeps Mo. chamber out of Second Injury Fund suit
A federal judge says the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry cannot intervene in a lawsuit over the Second Injury Fund.
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Read More »Missouri Supreme Court affirms pedophile’s conviction
In State of Missouri v. Kasim I. Faruqi, SC91195, the court unanimously affirmed a man’s conviction for attempted enticement of a child. The man had been caught in a sting by an officer posing online as a girl.
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Read More »School threats not protected by First Amendment, court says
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Missouri school district that suspended a student who made threatening statements during an online chat with another student.
Read More »NAACP honors civil rights attorney Frankie Freeman
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is honoring St. Louis attorney and civil rights pioneer Frankie Muse Freeman with its highest honor.
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