A combination of public corruption and dramatic scenery are not unique to Alaska, as I discovered on a recent two-week teaching stint in Bulgaria. Taking advantage of a program sponsored by the Center for International Legal Studies, a nonprofit organization ...
Read More »Red-light camera suit to proceed
Sgt. Kevin Murray of the Kansas City Police Department demonstrates on Tuesday Kansas City’s red light monitoring station, provided by American Traffic Solutions. Photo by Denny Medley In a broad-ranging order earlier this month, a federal judge has allowed for ...
Read More »Judge exonerates man for 1992 murder
Joshua Kezer could go free in 10 days An Illinois man convicted of the 1992 murder of a southeast Missouri woman has been exonerated by Cole County Circuit Judge Richard B. Callahan. Joshua Kezer was found guilty of the murder ...
Read More »Voter ID back in Legislature
Missouri Republicans are engaging in another fight to establish a requirement to present photo identification before voting. But the proposal in its current form might not actually impact any Missouri voters for years. State Rep. Stanley Cox, R-Sedalia, presented an ...
Read More »Maximum fine urged for asbestos violations
Lawyers for a group of current and former Bridgeton residents on Tuesday asked a federal judge to order the city of St. Louis to pay the maximum penalty for violations of the Clean Air Act connected with a runway expansion ...
Read More »Obama signs stimulus bill into law
President Barack Obama signs an economic stimulus package into law inside the Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, Colo. on Tuesday. Photo by Matthew Staver, Bloomberg News Bloomberg News President Barack Obama signed into law one of the biggest ...
Read More »Former Attorney General Mukasey to join Debevoise
Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey will join New York law firm Debevoise & Plimpton, the firm said Tuesday in a statement. Mukasey, a former federal judge in New York, will join the firm as a partner in the litigation ...
Read More »Stone: Overseas teaching stint is learning experience for lawyer
A combination of public corruption and dramatic scenery are not unique to Alaska, as I discovered on a recent two-week teaching stint in Bulgaria. Taking advantage of a program sponsored by the Center for International Legal Studies, a nonprofit organization ...
Read More »The difference between values and policy
In developing a professional career, as in life, there are three important elements that define your starting point: your values (define your boundaries), your vision (is your destination) and your priorities (determine how fast you get there). Sometimes you try ...
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Read More »One meal a day — even a birthday
Washington University law student Sadena Thevarajah packed the food in her freezer and pantry and moved it to her upstairs neighbor’s kitchen for the duration of her fast. She moved it back to her kitchen this week with the arrival ...
Read More »Miranda need not apply
Defendant wasn’t being interrogated when he made incriminating statements A federal appeals court refused to second-guess a district court judge’s decision not to suppress statements a criminal defendant made to police before his Miranda rights were read to him. The ...
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