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The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a report prepared by a psychologist not licensed in the state is not enough to help a sex offender avoid a trial over whether he is a sexually violent predator. A concurring opinion ...

The Missouri Supreme Court split Tuesday on a decision that examined a lawyer’s failure to file a timely post-conviction appeal for an incarcerated client. In the 4-3 decision, Judges Laura Denvir Stith, Michael Wolff and Richard Teitelman formed a coalition ...

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Illinois attorney Rex Carr (pictured) has brought a five-year-old legal battle with his former law partners to St. Louis, demanding $6.9 million in fees in a petition filed last week in St. Louis Circuit Court. The action is the ninth lawsuit Carr has filed against Korein Tillery over millions in fees he says he is owed from several class actions the firm initiated under its prior incarnation, Carr Korein Tillery. These class actions include one Illinois case over an IBM pension dispute that netted a $325 million settlement. Click here to continue reading.

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Inmate Joshua Kezer walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center on Wednesday, just a day after he was exonerated for the 1992 murder of a southeast Missouri woman, Mischelle Lawless. On Tuesday, Cole County Circuit Judge Richard B. Callahan ...

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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 of Angela Mischelle Lawless at a 1993 jury ...

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Eminent domain activist Jim Roos and the city of St. Louis are one step closer to getting a resolution on a question that has been plaguing both parties since 2007. Can Roos legally keep up a three-story mural protesting the use of eminent domain on one of his buildings? On Tuesday, Roos settled one part of his legal battle to preserve the 30-foot-tall mural. The city's Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority apologized to Roos for the actions of its employees in denying him a sign permit. But the letter makes no mention of free speech or Roos' right to protest government action by painting a massive circle-and-slash image overlooking Interstates 44 and 55.

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The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday strengthened the legal claims of the surviving children of residents who die in nursing homes. In two separate opinions, the high court ruled that the children of two residents are not bound by the ...

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At one of the last meetings of the Kirkwood City Council before Christmas, Council Member Ignatius “Iggy” Yuan handed out a holiday gift to his colleagues – coffee mugs emblazoned with the motto “Life is good.” The message rings deeply ...

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