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The Missouri Supreme Court en banc accepted a Kansas City attorney’s petition to voluntarily surrender her license to practice law.
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Missouri judge hands Planned Parenthood a Medicaid win
A judge has rejected Missouri lawmaker's effort to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving any public funding.
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Read More »David Shorr, Missouri environmental law leader, dies at 67
David Shorr, former leader of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, died Dec. 26 after a short illness.
Read More »Board’s immunity trumps city’s damages, says high court
The Missouri Supreme Court overturned an $8 million punitive damages award for the second time in a 20-year case that sprung from a fuel tank contaminating soil in a Missouri city.
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Read More »Supreme Court sides with city council in development dispute
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that the Creve Coeur City Council had the discretion to reject development of a convenience store even if there was evidence that it had met the city’s standards.
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Read More »Jury finds for man who died of clot following surgery
A St. Louis jury has awarded $5.08 million to the family of a 58-year-old city police officer who died in 2019 of an undiagnosed blood clot following sleep apnea surgery at SLUCare, a part of Saint Louis University.
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Read More »Investigator in notorious Missouri murder case faces charges
A former Missouri deputy who investigated a murder case that became the subject of an NBC show starring Renee Zellweger is now accused of harassing and stalking a detective who was investigating him for potential misconduct.
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Read More »Appeals court affirms verdict for racial hostility at auto plant
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Dec. 13 affirmed a $1.75 million judgment for a Black woman who faced racial discrimination at an automotive plant in Liberty.
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Read More »St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office rolls out satellite offices
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is opening satellite offices in the Florissant Municipal Court building and Chesterfield City Hall for the convenience of law enforcement.
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Read More »New Missouri treasurer 1st person of color in state office
Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday named Vivek Malek state treasurer, making him the first nonwhite statewide official in Missouri history.
Read More »Prosecutor suspended for three years for inappropriate texts
The Missouri Supreme Court has ordered a three-year suspension for a well-known prosecutor who exchanged inappropriate texts with women connected to two of his cases.
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