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A split panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 26 denied post-conviction relief to a Missouri inmate who was tried simultaneously for two murders that occurred five years apart.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled Aug. 31 that a Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard partner’s files could be disclosed during discovery in litigation that lingers after the collapse of a party tent in 2012.

Republican Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is urging the General Assembly to prohibit local election workers from helping absentee voters correct mistakes, a move that would mean some votes aren't counted.

The Missouri Supreme Court granted a Missouri man’s bid to suppress evidence on his phone because it was obtained at a location that was not listed on a search warrant. The court split 4-3 in the decision released Aug. 31.

MSPD finally has money to hire enough attorneys and nix its case wait list by 2022. Now it needs more staff.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Aug. 31 that a man set for execution in October is not intellectually disabled.

The Missouri Supreme Court kicked off its fall docket on Sept. 1, masked, lively and in person.

A Missouri man who has been in prison for more than 40 years for a triple murder that many legal and political officials believe he did not commit will have to wait several more weeks before a court hearing that could lead to his release.

A state senator from Kansas City said he is demanding answers after an exhibit on the gay rights movement in Missouri was removed from the state Capitol.

Children are making up an increasing number of patients filling Missouri hospitals during the summer COVID-19 surge, and some doctors worry that the return to school will lead to more illnesses.

A former Lebanon, Missouri, tax attorney pleaded guilty on Aug. 19 to tax and labor violations in federal court.