Missouri's GOP-led state House on Tuesday moved to ban the use of eminent domain for a large wind-energy power line planned to span from Kansas to Indiana.
Read More »COVID-liability bill clears Senate
The Missouri Senate has approved a bill intended to offer health care workers, manufacturers and businesses liability protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic — though not as quickly as its backers had hoped.
Read More »Medical malpractice caps to return to Supreme Court
The decades-long back and forth between state lawmakers and the Missouri Supreme Court about medical malpractice damages caps is entering its next chapter.
Read More »Wastewater testing finds UK variant ‘widespread’ in Missouri
The number of new Missouri coronavirus cases continued to decline on Monday, but state officials cite one cause for concern: Wastewater samples indicate the fast-spreading U.K. variant is “widespread” across the state.
Read More »The POWER List: Appellate Law
In this latest edition of Missouri Lawyers Media’s POWER LIST, we examine the most powerful attorneys in appellate law.
Read More »St. Louis County renews plan to appoint private defenders
After shelving its plan for nearly a year, the St. Louis County Circuit Court is moving forward to assign private attorneys who live and work in the county to defend indigent clients in low-level felony cases.
Read More »Supreme Court comment raises concerns for cannabis practices
Dan Viets did more than almost anyone to make medical marijuana legal in Missouri. Now he’s wondering how much longer it can remain part of his practice.
Read More »Supreme Court launches new web-based portals
The Missouri Supreme Court has launched two new web-based portals that will enable Missouri and out-of-state attorneys to request and pay for services through the court’s attorney enrollment office.
Read More »Judge says state can’t make defendants wait for counsel
A judge has ruled that Missouri must provide indigent defendants with counsel within two weeks of their having qualified for an appointed lawyer.
Read More »Missouri bill would delay some public record access
A bill passed by the Missouri House on Thursday would put a pause on open-records requests when public agencies are closed, an attempt to ease pressure on governments during emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More »State health director: No plan to move teachers to front of vaccine line
Missouri has no plans to move teachers higher on the list for COVID-19 vaccinations, instead focusing on getting shots to older people and those with serious illnesses, the state’s health director said Thursday.
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