A candidate has been nominated for a pending vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Read More »Koster limits own fundraising ability
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said Wednesday that he voluntarily would limit political contributions to his campaign from those under investigation by his office.
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Read More »Missouri executes Leon Taylor
Leon Taylor was put to death for the 1994 shooting death of Robert Newton, the manager of an Independence gas station, and the attempted shooting of the manager’s 8-year-old stepdaughter.
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Read More »Jackson County jury sides with officers in door-kicking dispute
A Jackson County jury sided with five law enforcement officers Monday, declining to award $325,000 in personal injury damages to a woman who had her door kicked in by her ex-husband, an off-duty cop.
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Read More »Sly James’ former chief of staff returns to Polsinelli
The former chief of staff for Kansas City Mayor Sly James will return to Kansas City-area law firm Polsinelli, where he previously worked as an attorney.
Read More »Attorney suspended after woman’s death to pay $300K
A Kansas City area attorney who already had his license suspended in Kansas and Missouri for leaving the scene of his girlfriend’s accidental death will pay the woman’s family nearly $300,000 in a wrongful death settlement. (Updated)
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Read More »Applicants sought for Jackson County judicial vacancy
The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission will meet Jan. 20 to select a replacement for Jackson County Circuit Judge Edith Messina.
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Read More »Pre-election ruling suggests campaign law is unconstitutional
A federal court ruling in the run-up to this month’s election left a wisp of a cloud over a section of Missouri’s campaign finance laws.
Read More »Court says unarmed bank heist qualifies as robbery
The Missouri Supreme Court said Wednesday that an unarmed man who stole money from a bank without directly threatening the use of force is nonetheless guilty of second-degree robbery.
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Read More »Sifton announces run for attorney general
One of the Missouri Senate’s few remaining lawyers said Monday that he plans to seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general in 2016.
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Read More »Western district attorney to lead Election Day efforts
Assistant U.S. attorney Dan Nelson will head up Election Day efforts for the Western District of Missouri, United States attorney Tammy Dickinson announced Monday in a news release.
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