The Missouri Supreme Court today passed on the chance to consider a case challenging a set of state hunting regulations forbidding hunters from using dogs or ATVs to hunt deer.
Read More »Nixon names George W. Draper III as newest Missouri Supreme Court judge
Gov. Jay Nixon this afternoon promoted state appellate Judge George W. Draper III to the Missouri Supreme Court.
Read More »Supreme Court wrestles again with post-conviction waivers
The Missouri Supreme Court today probed the constitutional “can of worms” opened up by waivers of post-conviction relief by criminal defendants.
Read More »UPDATED: Supreme Court disbars attorney over false statements
The Missouri Supreme Court has disbarred Douglas County attorney Carl Smith for repeating false accusations about judges and attorneys told to him by a client.
Read More »Jury acquits man at center of $95 million harassment verdict
A St. Clair County, Ill., jury has acquitted an Illinois man at the center of a record-breaking $95 million civil verdict awarded earlier this year in Illinois.
Read More »UPDATED: High court considers first disbarment for attorney speech
Carl A. Smith’s false statements centered on incendiary allegations he wrote about and disseminated regarding a bevy of judges, prosecutors and attorneys in the 44th Judicial Circuit.
Read More »Under new policy, guardians ad litem must also be attorneys
Under the new standards, guardians ad litem must possess a law license. The standards also cut the initial training requirement for GALs from 12 to eight hours, and reduced their continuing legal education requirements from six hours to three.
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Read More »UPDATE: Texas County prosecutor hit with $1 million verdict for ‘sex ring’ accusations
A Webster County jury has levied a $1 million verdict against Texas County Prosecuting Attorney Mike Anderson for an allegation-laden lawsuit he filed then dropped against a local court clerk.
Read More »Senate approves toned-down Facebook law for teachers
Wednesday during a special session in Jefferson City, the Missouri Senate unanimously approved a substantial change to a controversial law governing online contact between teachers and students.
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Read More »UPDATE: Federal court seeks volunteer lawyers for civil cases
A new pro bono program by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri will supply volunteer lawyers to unrepresented litigants in federal civil cases headed to mediation.
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Read More »Judge approves former inmates’ class action over cash bonds
A group of former inmates can proceed with a class action against Lincoln County over the county’s practice of withholding portions of cash bonds to pay incarceration costs, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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