A St. Louis judge issued another order this week to keep Missouri’s only abortion clinic operating while a fight over the facility’s license plays out in court. Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer granted Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction, which ...

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A St. Louis judge issued another order this week to keep Missouri’s only abortion clinic operating while a fight over the facility’s license plays out in court. Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer granted Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction, which ...

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For two men challenging their terms of probation, the third time was the charm. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled on May 21 that a judge exceeded his authority by putting defendants Gary D. Sampson Jr. and Trevor Griffith on third ...

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Patient safety takes priority over access to abortion, Missouri’s health department director said Wednesday after a court hearing on an effort by the state’s only abortion clinic to keep operating. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams ...

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Patient safety takes priority over access to abortion, Missouri’s health department director said Wednesday after a court hearing on an effort by the state’s only abortion clinic to keep operating. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Randall Williams ...

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A reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has been found in contempt of court for tweeting about a hearing after the hearing was closed to the public. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” ...

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A reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has been found in contempt of court for tweeting about a hearing after the hearing was closed to the public. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” ...

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Former Jackson County Circuit Judge and Jackson County Counselor W. Stephen Nixon has returned to private practice with the opening of his new mediation and dispute-resolution firm. Stephen Nixon Dispute Resolution Services started accepting clients in January, Nixon said. His ...

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In re: The Honorable Christina Kunza Mennemeyer (MLW No. 70064/Case No. SC95938 – 9 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, per curiam; Wilson, J., concurs in separate opinion filed)

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Gov. Jay Nixon has tapped a part-time municipal court judge for a more permanent position with the Platte County Judicial Circuit. Nixon this afternoon announced he’d appointed Thomas Fincham, a partner with Fincham & Salmon in Gladstone, as associate circuit ...

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The 6th Circuit Judicial Commission included three familiar names in its panel to fill a vacancy in Platte County -- all of them previously have been nominated to serve as a judge in Platte County Circuit Court.

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