Moving out: Supreme Court ruling that altered venue rules is one of Missouri’s biggest legal stories in 2019

December 30, 2019 Comments Off on Moving out: Supreme Court ruling that altered venue rules is one of Missouri’s biggest legal stories in 2019

In February, the Missouri Supreme Court issued State ex rel. Johnson & Johnson v. Burlison, a humdrum caption for what would seem to be a dry-as-dust topic: the proper venue for a lawsuit. But the result of the ruling has ...

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‘Humiliated’: Jackson County jail policy prompts protest, claims of disparate treatment of female lawyers

June 14, 2019 Comments Off on ‘Humiliated’: Jackson County jail policy prompts protest, claims of disparate treatment of female lawyers

Attorney Jessica Ross went to the Jackson County Detention Center on June 12, intending to join a jailed client for a videoconference hearing scheduled before a judge in Independence. Instead, she was turned away. The reason? Ross said she lost ...

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