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Lawyer Webb may keep working on corruption case

Dan Webb, the Winston & Strawn chairman defending a former Illinois Republican Party leader accused of corruption, may continue to represent his client, a judge ruled, denying a government disqualification request. Federal prosecutors argued that Webb should be barred from ...

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Do we really know what can we afford?

As we ride out the perfect storm caused by our over-leveraged credit markets, which has resulted in the meltdowns of our financial services industry, economy and stock market, we must learn from our mistakes and ensure that when the storm ...

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Court rules man can get Schoemehl benefits

A state appeals court said a man can receive his wife’s disability benefits for the rest of his life, despite the state Legislature’s explicit rejection of a Missouri Supreme Court decision allowing such payments. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western ...

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Court divides over prior offender status

Overrules enhancement determined after jury deliberations State law requires prosecutors to plead and prove a defendant is a prior offender before the case is submitted to the jury, a deeply divided Missouri Supreme Court said Tuesday. For Michael Teer, the ...

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