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8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Constitutional Inmate suit; Wiccan religious practice 07-3528 Lawrence Gladson; Darrell Smith; Scott Howrey, Appellants, v. Iowa Department of Corrections; Gary Maynard; Kay Kopatich; Ken Burger; John Emmett; Jay Nelson; William Sperfslage; Del Vande Krol; ...

Supreme Court of Missouri Arbitration Wrongful death action; nursing home defendant SC89291 Dale Lawrence, Respondent, v. Beverly Manor, Appellant Appeal From: Jackson County Circuit Court, Judge Jon R. Gray Handdown Date: 1/13/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Michael A. Wolff Opinion Vote: ...

Missouri Court of Appeals Western District Domestic relations Paternity; extrinsic fraud WD69198 Natalie Walker, Respondent, v. Michael Aaron Walker, Appellant Appeal From: Jackson County Circuit Court, Judge Marco Antonio Roldan Handdown Date: 1/13/2009 Opinion Author: Judge James M. Smart Jr. ...

It’s one thing for Barack Obama to begin his presidency with a call to rebuild the economy. It’s another to get the bulldozers moving. About $30 billion of Obama’s $825 billion economic stimulus plan is being set aside for highways ...

My senses and spirit tingled with the pure energy of possibility when I was in Chicago on Election Day on Nov. 4, 2008. So much history was being made. Hope was in the air, shared by millions. That golden moment ...

The Federal Reserve’s inability to narrow the gap between consumer borrowing costs and government interest rates is driving investors to the longest-maturity Treasuries. Central bank officials say they may buy Treasury debt, which helps determine rates on everything from mortgages ...

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is off to its second-worst start, shattering the biggest rally since World War II, as analysts cut earnings estimates by a record 83 percentage points and companies signal worse to come. The benchmark index ...

The U.S. Treasury, under pressure to revive lending, is demanding monthly reports from the banks that received the most capital from the government’s $700 billion rescue program. Neel Kashkari, the official who administers the Troubled Asset Relief Program, wrote to ...

The U.S. economy has little chance of recovering from what may prove to be its worst recession since World War II unless President Barack Obama shows he can get banks to lend money again. Since the Bush administration and Congress ...

The Missouri Supreme Court reheard a case on Thursday challenging protocols involved in executing inmates convicted of capital offenses. After a federal judge halted executions in 2006, the Department of Corrections established a written series of steps needed in order ...

State ballot title approved for eminent domain amendment