A lawyer for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said Monday that prosecutors have stopped looking after being unable to find a photo that is central to the allegations in his felony invasion-of-privacy trial. The Republican governor is charged with taking and ...
Read More »Greitens’ attorney says no images of woman found on phone
A special examiner extracted thousands of images from the cellphone of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens “and none were found” of a woman whom the governor is charged with photographing while she was at least partially naked, the governor’s attorney said ...
Read More »Woman’s testimony in, prosecution experts out, judge rules
St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison made several rulings Monday that delivered wins to both sides and ultimately will permit the prosecution of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens for felony invasion of privacy to go forward. The trial is slated to ...
Read More »Judge allows key testimony at Greitens’ trial
A woman involved in an extramarital affair with Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens will be allowed to testify at his felony invasion of privacy trial next week, a St. Louis judge ruled Monday. Circuit Judge Rex Burlison rejected claims from Greitens’ ...
Read More »Eighth Circuit: Maplewood not immune to claims of constitutional violations
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the City of Maplewood enjoys no sovereign immunity against claims that its handling of traffic and vehicle violations is unconstitutional. Those claims had been filed in the Eastern District of ...
Read More »Greitens’ attorneys renew request for bench trial
Attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens are renewing a request to have a judge, not a jury, decide the felony invasion-of-privacy case against the embattled Republican governor. A court filing late Thursday marked the second time Greitens’ attorneys have asked ...
Read More »Judge: No video cameras in courtroom for Greitens’ trial
Video cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom when Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens goes to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday. St. Louis Circuit Judge Rex Burlison turned down a request from a lawyer working on behalf ...
Read More »Report: Ex-Greitens aide describes being duped into fall guy
A former campaign aide to Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens testified that he was duped into taking the fall when the governor’s campaign was trying to explain how it had gotten a list of top donors to a veterans’ charity that ...
Read More »Former Rep. Steve Brown regains law license
The Missouri Supreme Court has restored the law license of a former state representative who lost it during a political scandal in 2009. Steve Brown, a Democrat elected to a St. Louis County seat in 2008, surrendered his law license ...
Read More »Missouri House OKs boycott on companies boycotting Israel
The Missouri House is advancing a proposal to ban public contractors from protesting Israel. House lawmakers gave the bill initial approval in a voice vote Tuesday. If enacted, it would prohibit state and local governments from contracting with companies boycotting ...
Read More »Judge weighs regulating St. Louis police during protests
Protesters asking a federal judge to regulate St. Louis police conduct have described being beaten and pepper-sprayed during recent demonstrations, but police defended their efforts to disperse sometimes unruly crowds. At issue is a lawsuit that the American Civil Liberties ...
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