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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes in deal that adds prison time
Alex Murdaugh pleaded guilty Friday to stealing millions of dollars from vulnerable legal clients in schemes lasting over a decade under an agreement that all but ensures more prison time for the longtime lawyer who was convicted of killing his wife and younger son.
Dixon named to Jackson County Family Court
The judges of the Jackson County Circuit Court appointed Michelle Dixon as the circuit’s newest family court commissioner.
Jury finds against rec area where teen drowned
The family of a teenager who drowned while diving off a cliff at a recreational area will collect more than $3.9 million.
Lawyers for religious leaders challenging Missouri abortion ban say law imposes beliefs on everyone
Missouri lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone" in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban, lawyers for a group of religious leaders who support abortion rights said at a court hearing Thursday.
Appeals court frees attorney from having to join, pay dues to Louisiana bar association, for now
A Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on several issues including health tips and LGBTQ rights can no longer be forced to join or pay dues to the association, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Three nominated for Platte County judgeship
The 6th Circuit Judicial Commission selected three people for a circuit judge vacancy that will be created when Judge Thomas C. Fincham retires at the end of the year.
Judge finds U.S. liable for teen’s death in crash with postal van
The mother of a Kansas City teen fatally struck by a U.S. Postal Service van won a judgment of more than $2.9 million against the federal government.
Sprinkler company cleared of causing building’s burst pipe
A St. Louis County jury found a sprinkler company not liable for flooding that damaged an apartment complex.
Trump’s lawyers focus on outside accountants who prepared his financial statements
Donald Trump’s lawyers are digging into an outside accounting firm’s role in preparing financial statements at the heart of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit. On Tuesday, they upped the blame with expert testimony from a former federal financial regulator.
8th Circuit tosses suit claiming false sale prices
The court agreed that a woman failed to show an “ascertainable loss” when she purchased clothing from Old Navy at an allegedly deceptive sale price.
Attorney general releases report on Kim Gardner investigation
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office released a report late Monday detailing why and how it sought to remove former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner.
Classes on celebrities like Taylor Swift engaging a new generation of law students
Law professors across the country are increasingly drawing on popular culture and celebritydom — sometimes with the help of celebrities themselves — to engage a new generation of students and contextualize complicated concepts in the real world.
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