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Conrad Black, former Hollinger International chairman, exits the federal courthouse in Chicago in January. Black’s lawyers requested e-mail between him and his wife be barred from his case. Photo by Tim Boyle/Bloomberg News Conrad Black, the former Hollinger International chairman ...

The Missouri Public Defender Commission on Friday backed off a plan to close the state public defender’s office to new cases, saying it wanted to give the state Legislature more time to solve the system’s caseload crisis. Although several members ...

The Missouri Supreme Court would no longer be in charge of trying impeachments of state officials under a proposed constitutional amendment working its way through the Missouri House. The resolution, heard in a House committee Wednesday evening, would give the ...

The death of Anna Nicole Smith on the floor of a South Florida casino last month unleashed a wave of paternity claims and legal fights over custody of Smith’s infant daughter, her estate and her own bodily remains. Not unexpectedly, ...

Corporate transactional attorney Michael Chivell is taking the helm of Armstrong Teasdale as the St. Louis-based firm comes off a year of major growth. Chivell, 53, succeeded Richard Scherrer as managing partner of the law firm Thursday. Scherrer, 59, who ...

Friday update: Commission decides not to vote If the Missouri Public Defender Commission votes this morning to close its system to new indigent clients, it would be first in the nation to take such a drastic step. According to the ...

Democrats in Congress intend to question several fired U.S. attorneys to determine whether the Bush administration forced them out to influence politically sensitive criminal investigations. A House Judiciary subcommittee voted Thursday to compel testimony from four of the prosecutors. Senate ...

Thomson Corp.’s BAR/BRI bar-examination preparation service and the Washington Post Co.’s Kaplan educational division agreed to settle an antitrust case brought by former students for $49 million. The accord covers students who purchased BAR/BRI bar review courses between Aug. 1, ...

Omaha woman sentenced to 18 months for robberies An Omaha, Neb., woman was sentenced Thursday to one year and six months in federal prison without parole for the robberies of two Northland banks. Sharon M. Steele, 41, cooperated with law ...

The Missouri Public Defender Commission decided this morning against voting on whether public defenders would stop taking new indigent clients. Commissioners said they wanted to give the Legislature a chance to solve the problem. Look for the full story in ...

The Missouri Supreme Court would no longer be in charge of trying impeachments of state officials under a proposed constitutional amendment working its way through the Missouri House. The resolution, heard in a House committee Wednesday evening, would give the ...