A reminder to lawyers everywhere: Monday is a state and federal holiday marking founding President George Washington’s birthday. That means most courts and government offices will be closed. Our newspaper offices, however, will be open.

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A sex offender who sued over the care he received at a state mental health facility prevailed on one of his claims in a federal jury trial in St. Louis.

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A federal appeals court has found a state judge wrongly denied a man’s request to represent himself at trial.

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The annual State of the Judiciary address has been rescheduled for Wednesday.

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Courthouses in Kansas City, Columbia and St. Charles are among those closed for Tuesday's expected storm.

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A California lawyer who claimed St. Louis lawyer James P. Holloran owed him money under a 1987 fee-sharing agreement has lost his case following a federal bench trial.

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A man tracked down and arrested in Thailand faces charges of operating a $4 million Ponzi scheme, federal prosecutors say.

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A Eureka man has pleaded guilty to making a bomb threat against the Jefferson County Courthouse.

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Members of Westboro Baptist Church may picket at funerals in St. Charles County – at least while the constitutionality of a county ordinance is being reviewed.

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Snow days aren’t just for kids anymore.

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Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union and St. Charles County were in federal court Tuesday morning arguing over whether a St. Charles County ordinance banning picketing targeted at funerals should be allowed to take effect.

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