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Two women whose life sentences for killing their abusive husbands were commuted by former Gov. Bob Holden in 2004 may soon be walking out of prison after the Missouri Supreme Court ordered the state parole board to conduct hearings on ...

A widow has the right to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit in the city of St. Louis despite her allegations that her husband was exposed to toxic chemicals in St. Louis County, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday. Rowe Burns’ ...

High Court decision paves way for $8 million in public money for arena

A widow has the right to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit in the city of St. Louis despite her allegations that her husband was exposed to toxic chemicals in St. Louis County, the Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday. Rowe Burns’ ...

The U.S. National Bank Act pre-empts states from regulating the activities of national banks, such as Wells Fargo. The Supreme Court found Tuesday that Michigan couldn’t regulate the mortgage-lending subsidiaries of federally chartered banks. Photo by Noah Berger/Bloomberg News The ...

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled it might use a California case to consider whether states can restrict companies’ ability to speak out against union-organizing efforts. The justices on Monday asked the Bush administration for advice on an appeal filed by ...

Sen. Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should consider reinstating the U.S. attorneys fired last year if they were improperly dismissed. Specter and fellow Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham also said Gonzales would ...

The White House has agreed to work with the Senate Judiciary Committee to choose an outside consultant to recover lost e-mails sought in an investigation into the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, according to a White House spokeswoman. Fred Fielding, ...

Clay County commissioner guilty of not reporting loan A former Clay County Family Court commissioner pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to failing to report he solicited and received a loan from an attorney who appeared before him in court. ...

A student who has indefinitely been suspended from school after accusations of writing a bomb threat is suing the school district for denying him his right to due process. Plattsburg Police Chief Zephrey Bingham and a juvenile prosecutor questioned 15-year-old ...

On Thursday, lawyers from the Missouri Asian-American Bar Association and the Mound City Bar Association will get together for an evening of fellowship when they celebrate the seventh annual Unity Dinner. By custom, the event is held at an Asian ...