Chief Justice Paul C. Wilson used his final official appearance before the full Missouri General Assembly to offer a plea for funding, a paean for the rule of law and a prayer for the Kansas City Chiefs.

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A man who fell off his bike while crossing a City of St. Charles bridge cannot revive his claims against the city because he failed to notify the city within 90 days of his injury, the Missouri Supreme Court determined.

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The Missouri Supreme Court determined that someone who has been on the national sex offender registry must remain on the state’s registry for life.

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The Missouri Supreme Court on Jan. 31 suspended the law license of a member of the state’s Administrative Hearing Commission, prompting him to resign.

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Less than two years after state lawmakers created a procedure for prosecutors to undo wrongful convictions, the Missouri Supreme Court is confronting questions that the statute’s language doesn’t clearly answer.

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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 19 issued two opinions related to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Gov. Mike Parson's budget recommendations acknowledge that the state’s courts will need additional funding to cover the costs of expunging criminal records as required by a voter-approved marijuana amendment.

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled Jan. 17 that an insurer satisfied its liability for an $8.4 million judgment when it paid its $100,000 policy limits plus interest more than eight years ago.

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A class-action suit alleging the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was double-billing its subscribers proved toothless in discovery and on appeal before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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A trio of recent Missouri Supreme Court cases could add new obstacles to the already difficult path that injured claimants must follow to recover from the state’s Second Injury Fund.

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The Missouri Bar’s President Lauren Tucker McCubbin is the sixth woman to lead the organization.

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