If the fight over abortion in the U.S. Supreme Court is indeed finished, it may be about to begin in the Missouri Supreme Court.
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Lawyers in Missouri were shocked and fascinated by the unprecedented May 2 leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion. But for Barbara Smith, a St. Louis-based partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, it packed a particular punch.
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A man facing 11 years for illegally possessing 15 guns will have a new trial, after the Missouri Supreme Court vacated a judgment that allowed his wife’s out-of-court statement.
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A dispute involving a St. Louis County dental practice will have to be litigated in court after the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District overruled a 37-year-old precedent on the enforceability of arbitration.
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A Jackson County jury awarded nearly $7 million to a former deputy who claimed the administration of the county’s former sheriff forced him out of his job.
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A woman who received a 10−year sentence from a St. Louis City jury for a shooting incident has a second chance for a self-defense claim. The Missouri Supreme Court vacated the judgment after identifying missing jury instructions.
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A former Kansas City attorney received a default disbarment on April 19.
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St. Louis City and St. Louis and Jackson Counties return to circuit court with the Missouri Supreme Court’s approval to challenge the constitutionality of a state law that bars enforcement of federal gun laws.
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In an unusual twist, a narrow majority of the Missouri House voted April 25 to make it easier, rather than harder, to sue businesses under certain circumstances.
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Cities in St. Louis County remain free, at least for now, from a state law that would place special limits on their ability to raise revenue.
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The Court of Appeals Eastern District on April 19 affirmed a $114,000 default judgment against a St. Louis-area business, demonstrating how hard Missouri law makes it to set aside such judgments even during a pandemic.
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