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The court has reinstated a $300,000 punitive damages award for a Jackson County sheriff’s deputy in his sexual harassment and retaliation suit against his employer.

Tagged with: Jackson County Sheriff’s Department LaVanden Darks Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Punitive Damages

A federal appeals court has revived part a suit in which employees of Washington University in St. Louis alleged the university mismanaged their retirement savings plan.

Tagged with: ERISA U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals Washington University

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled that a ballot measure proposing to expand Missouri’s Medicaid system can stay on the Aug. 4 ballot.

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A coalition of religious leaders and civil rights organizations on Monday demanded the immediate firing of suburban St. Louis detective who is shown on a video striking a man with a police SUV and then apparently hitting him at least twice while handcuffing him.

Tagged with: Florissant Police Chief Tim Fagan George Floyd Rev. Darryl Gray St. Louis Clergy Coalition St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell

A 24-year-old St. Louis man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a retired police captain, the city's prosecutor announced.

Tagged with: David Dorn George Floyd St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner Stephen Cannon

Missouri businesses want state lawmakers to insulate them from potential lawsuits as they emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown, but that might be a tall order.

Tagged with: coronavirus COVID-19 Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry

After weeks of increased pressure from Jackson County’s presiding judge, medical personnel are now in place to provide COVID-19 screenings for employees and members of the public for entry to Jackson County Circuit Court facilities.

Tagged with: coronavirus COVID-19 Jackson County Courthouse Judge David M. Byrn

The Missouri Supreme Court has disbarred a Gladstone attorney who admitted to practicing without a Kansas law license for 17 years in Kansas courts.

Tagged with: Daniel Gonzalez Zarate Missouri Supreme Court Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill into law that will allow people to vote by mail this year if they're concerned about the coronavirus.

Kansas City is reforming police procedures after criticism from black organizations about police conduct during nearly a week of protests as well as long-standing tension between the department and minorities, the mayor announced Thursday.

Tagged with: police conduct Quinton Lucas Rick Smith

Confirmed coronavirus cases are on the rise in Missouri, with triple-digit increases for three straight days in the Kansas City metropolitan areas, according to state health department data.

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