The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Oct. 12 that the First Amendment doesn’t insulate efforts to hand out food to the homeless from food safety rules.

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After suing St. Louis County for same-day access of complaint filings, a national civil litigation news service might have a case according to the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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A split panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 30 that a woman’s claims against a man alleged to have sexually assaulted her at a work conference are not subject to arbitration.

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A split panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Sept. 6 that a St. Louis lawyer can’t sue a company that contacted him in violation of a federal consumer protection law.

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In an 8-3 ruling, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 30 overrode a court-ordered overhaul of Missouri’s parole review process for inmates sentenced to life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles.

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A lawsuit filed by a Kansas man who alleged that Kansas City Police Department officers unlawfully searched and seized items from his businesses and rented suite may proceed after a federal appeals court dismissed the officers’ mid-case appeal. In its ...

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Plaintiffs appealed from the tax court’s decision upholding the Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s determination that plaintiffs were liable for fraud penalties for tax years 2011-2013. For the reasons expressed by the tax court, the court ruled that the commissioner’s determination ...

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Federal appeals court judges on Monday ruled to allow Missouri to enforce some abortion restrictions that are facing legal challenges, which Planned Parenthood says could end abortions at a Columbia clinic within weeks. At issue is a lawsuit filed by ...

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Federal appeals court judges on Monday ruled to allow Missouri to enforce some abortion restrictions that are facing legal challenges, which Planned Parenthood says could end abortions at a Columbia clinic within weeks. At issue is a lawsuit filed by ...

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A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling in favor of allowing donations between Missouri political action committees, arguing that a state ban on the practice unconstitutionally violates the groups’ First Amendment rights. The 8th U.S. Circuit ...

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A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling in favor of allowing donations between Missouri political action committees, arguing that a state ban on the practice unconstitutionally violates the groups’ First Amendment rights. The 8th U.S. Circuit ...

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