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Jesus A. Osete has been appointed as general counsel to the Secretary of State’s Office.
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High court won’t hear appeal over McCloskeys’ law licenses
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the husband-and-wife attorneys whose law licenses were placed on probation for pointing guns at racial injustice protesters outside their St. Louis mansion in 2020.
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Read More »Judge tosses $4.2M award for transgender student
A Jackson County judge has thrown out a $4.175 million verdict for a transgender student who was denied equal access to the boys’ restrooms and locker room.
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Read More »MOney 2022: The year of living intentionally
After more than two years of working at home and communicating through computers, law firm leaders now see the need to strengthen the bonds that underlie firm culture. In interviews, the same words came up repeatedly: Deliberate. Conscious. Intentional.
Read More »$56M settlement to cover cost to replace road safety devices
A Jackson County circuit judge has preliminarily approved a $56 million class-action settlement that would allow governmental agencies to recover the costs of replacing faulty safety equipment on Missouri roadways.
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Read More »Supreme Court to revise attorney discipline rules
The Missouri Supreme Court on May 31 announced what it said was the first significant revision in more than a quarter century to the rules pertaining to attorney disciplinary matters.
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Read More »St. Louis aldermen indicted on bribery, other charges
Two current and one former St. Louis aldermen have been indicted on charges accusing them of taking bribes and misusing their offices for personal gain, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Read More »Lawsuit over Kansas City police control allowed to proceed
A lawsuit challenging state control of the Kansas City police department will proceed after a Jackson County judge declined this week to dismiss it.
Read More »High court hears if board can claim sovereign immunity almost 20 years later
A city is once again before the Missouri Supreme Court as it seeks to apply a resurrected $8 million punitive damages award to the board of an insurance fund.
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Read More »Suspected serial killer charged in Missouri over 7th death
A suspected serial killer already charged in six killings in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas has been charged with first-degree murder in a seventh death.
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Read More »Judge orders St. Louis County to pay $300K for police search
A federal judge has ordered St. Louis County to pay $300,000 to two people who sued after police barged into their home six years ago with guns drawn and without a warrant.
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