Attorney General Chris Koster appointed Jefferson City attorney Patricia Churchill to lead the governmental affairs division of his office. Churchill has been with the firm of Gibbs, Pool & Turner since 2006, practicing in the areas of business formation and ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Wednesday formally announced the resignations of three of its judges. Judges Paul Spinden and Ron Holliger leave the court this week, and Judge Joseph Dandurand will leave on March 2, the state’s ...

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Attorney General-designate Eric Holder called waterboarding a form of illegal torture and promised to restore the credibility of a Justice Department he described as "badly shaken" by "improper political interference." At Senate confirmation hearings, Holder signaled that President-elect Barack Obama will suspend military tribunals used to try suspected war criminals at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The tribunals must be "substantially revamped" to provide defendants with more due process and ensure fair treatment for suspects, he said.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District on Wednesday formally announced the resignations of three of its judges. Judges Paul Spinden and Ron Holliger leave the court this week, and Judge Joseph Dandurand will leave on March 2, the state’s ...

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Missouri’s Second Injury Fund, a program to compensate previously injured people who incur new injuries on the job, didn’t get much attention during last year’s contentious election season. But that’s likely to change soon. Missouri Department of Labor Director Todd ...

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Outgoing state Rep. Margaret Donnelly has been chosen as the next director of the state health department. Donnelly narrowly lost the Democratic primary for attorney general to Chris Koster. On Wednesday, Gov.-elect Jay Nixon announced that he has tapped the ...

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Another judge from the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District is leaving to join Attorney General-elect Chris Koster’s team. Judge Joseph Dandurand, who was appointed to the court just one year ago, will become deputy attorney general, Koster announced in ...

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At an early November rally before a parking lot full of bright-eyed canvassers, Chris Koster stands shoulder to shoulder with Jay Nixon and addresses the crowd. “My job is to fly under Jay’s wing,” he said, his voice booming over ...

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A second judge from the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District is leaving to join Attorney General-elect Chris Koster’s team. Koster announced today that Judge Joseph Dandurand will be his deputy attorney general. “I have known Joe Dandurand for over ...

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Chris Koster is only a few weeks away from taking the reins of one of Missouri's biggest and most consequential law firms. However, his pace to make appointments to his new office has been slowed down by the uncertainty of who will remain or move on to follow outgoing Attorney General Jay Nixon to the governor's office.

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