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A Jackson County judge on Jan. 16 directed a verdict for Polsinelli in a case in which former clients of the firm alleged it and one of its attorneys breached an oral contract. The trial continued against the individual attorney ...

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A dozen law firms either headquartered in Missouri or with a footprint in the state received top marks for their commitment to fostering LGBTQ equality in the workplace. On Jan. 21, the Human Rights Campaign issued its annual Corporate Equality ...

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Parents who no longer qualify for government health care but fail to sign up their children separately are partly to blame for the drop in children’s Medicaid coverage, a top legislative budget said, much to the chagrin of some lawmakers ...

Tagged with: Missouri lawmakers Missouri Medicaid Missouri Medicaid for children Rep. David Wood

A motorist’s brief crossing of a fog line on Interstate 70 was enough to justify a traffic stop that led to his conviction for possession of a controlled substance, the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled. In a 5-2 ruling on ...

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Baty, Holm, Numrich & Otto has added three partners from Coronado Katz and changed its name to Baty Otto Coronado. The name change became official Oct. 1, 2019, when Steve Coronado, Mark Katz and Chris Heigele and their staff, all ...

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Candidates running for the Missouri Legislature will be able to accept a few more dollars from their donors. The Missouri Ethics Commission said the campaign contribution limit for state Senate candidates is rising from $2,500 per election to $2,559, and ...

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Several would-be marijuana business owners in Missouri who failed in their bids for licenses are raising questions about how the state selected winners and losers. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has been announcing licenses as the state ...

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By late 2017, the #MeToo movement had landed on the courthouse steps of the federal judiciary. Allegations that 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Alex Kozinski had engaged in inappropriate workplace behavior with his law clerks — which ultimately ...

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Dozens of Missouri lawmakers have asked the state Supreme Court to undo new rules limiting when judges can impose bail, a move that was aimed at reducing court costs that can derail the lives of low-income defendants. More than 80 ...

Tagged with: Missouri bail law Missouri bail rules Missouri Rep. Justin Hill

Missouri health officials last week posted the list of recipients of the first 192 licenses to operate medical marijuana dispensaries, bringing the state closer to joining the many others that allow at least some form of marijuana use. The Missouri ...

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Abortion is expected to play a key role in Missouri’s 2020 governor’s race, when voters will decide whether to stick with a Republican who signed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the U.S. or go with the only ...

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