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Some black activists in St. Louis say there’s an unfair racial component to criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner over her hiring of a man who led the investigation of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and who now ...

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The rules for medical marijuana are in, and so is the verdict among cannabis-law attorneys contacted by Missouri Lawyers Media: The Department of Health and Senior Services has done solid work — and sprinkled in some surprises. On May 24, ...

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A Missouri appeals court for the first time has ruled that delivering a baby unattended by medical professionals is not in itself enough to support a criminal prosecution. The ruling came in the court’s decision to reverse a Miller County ...

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Michael Downey has a whole practice area he calls “law-firm departures.” “Every time it happens, somebody comes up with a new, creative and often incredibly stupid thing to do when they change firms,” said Downey, a legal ethics lawyer who ...

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How much say do voters get when lawmakers declare something is an emergency? A series of lawsuits is testing a new — or at least newly rediscovered — aspect of Missouri election law. After lawmakers in May passed a bill ...

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A new Jackson County Family Court pilot program aims to make it easier for attorneys to serve as pro bono counsel for parents in child-abuse and neglect cases. Under the pilot program, attorneys can volunteer to regularly represent parents who ...

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Jackson County prosecutors have revealed more evidence in their case against a Raytown man accused of fatally shooting a Kansas City attorney, including allegations of “incriminating” searches of firearms and how to kill using them. In a June 10 filing ...

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The gunfire that has long haunted St. Louis streets has taken an even more disturbing turn, with a rash of shootings involving children that has left the city’s police chief angered and frustrated by the lack of cooperation of witnesses. ...

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Many residents of a rural southwestern Missouri county are critical of a state law that restricts how much local authorities can regulate industrial feedlots and say they feel betrayed by their local representatives who backed the legislation. Speakers at a ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District ruled that public defenders don’t need official immunity from lawsuits because they are covered by the State Legal Expense Fund. The appeals court on June 10 affirmed a $600,000 jury verdict for Dwight ...

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Attorney Jessica Ross went to the Jackson County Detention Center on June 12, intending to join a jailed client for a videoconference hearing scheduled before a judge in Independence. Instead, she was turned away. The reason?  Ross said she lost ...

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