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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived a dismissed putative class-action lawsuit against General Motors over an alleged engine defect causing excess oil consumption.

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A group of religious leaders who support abortion rights has filed a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s law that bans abortions in nearly all cases, saying lawmakers openly invoked their religious beliefs while drafting the measure and thereby imposed those beliefs on others who don’t share them.

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Gov. Mike Parson's budget recommendations acknowledge that the state’s courts will need additional funding to cover the costs of expunging criminal records as required by a voter-approved marijuana amendment.

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A man charged with threatening to kill a Kansas congressman said in federal court Wednesday that he has a “very religious” defense and is now acting as his own attorney, despite a judge's warnings that he is making a big mistake.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled Jan. 17 that an insurer satisfied its liability for an $8.4 million judgment when it paid its $100,000 policy limits plus interest more than eight years ago.

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A class-action suit alleging the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was double-billing its subscribers proved toothless in discovery and on appeal before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Women who serve in the Missouri House will face a tougher dress code when they return to the floor this week after a debate that Democrats panned as a pointless distraction from the issues facing the state.

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The former police chief of a small northeast Missouri town is facing second-degree murder charges after his girlfriend's brother died of a drug overdose in his home last year.

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Possibilities for initiative petition reform in the 2023 session dominated the virtual Jan. 12 Legislative Legal Landscape discussion.

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A St. Louis County jury held that a utilities employee who was transferred out of her new position during her probationary period was not discriminated against due to her gender.

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A federal jury has found in favor of a former University of Illinois professor in a lawsuit two women filed accusing him of sexually and emotionally exploiting them when they were his students.

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