An appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $280,000 personal injury award against Joyce Meyer Ministries, saying a judge was right to exclude evidence and a jury instruction that would have directed blame to a convention center operator.
Read More »Supreme Court to weigh updated Macks Creek Law
The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday morning will consider just how much lawmakers can clamp down on cities that rely heavily on revenue from traffic tickets.
Read More »Elections director settles harassment suit
St. Charles County paid nearly $370,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the county’s elections director, Rich Chrismer, had harassed and retaliated against several current and former employees.
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Read More »Missouri Supreme Court seeks input on municipal court reform
The Missouri Supreme Court has invited the public and members of the legal community to comment and make suggestions for reforming the state’s municipal courts, according to two news releases Thursday.
Read More »Diehl proposes changes to handling traffic fines
Missouri's top House Republican called Wednesday for a number of changes to how traffic violations are handled in the state's courts — proposals prompted by concerns raised after the fatal police shooting in Ferguson last August.
Read More »Judges choose three finalists for St. Louis drug court commissioner
St. Louis Circuit Court judges chose public defender Matthew Melton, provisional municipal judge Scott Millikan and attorney Michael Walton as the finalists for a vacant drug court commissioner position.
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Read More »St. Louis judges soon to choose drug court commissioner
The drug court administrator for St. Louis Circuit Court and the director of child protective services for St. Louis County Family Court are among those interviewing today for a vacant drug court commissioner position in the city.
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Read More »Interviews set for Eastern District vacancy
The Appellate Judicial Commission is scheduled to meet April 9 to pick finalists for an opening on the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District.
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Read More »Public defender’s top lawyer named as new director
Missouri Public Defender Counsel Michael Barrett will serve as the next director of the Missouri State Public Defender System, the Public Defender Commission said Friday. (Updated)
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Read More »SLU adds HR master’s program, aimed at nonlawyers
Saint Louis University has added a new degree, a master’s of science in human resources law.
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Read More »St. Louis-area police, highway patrol agree to tear gas settlement
In a settlement, three police agencies agreed to use tear gas to break up protests only after announcing it and allowing people time to leave unless there’s an “imminent threat.”
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