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Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary R. Russell made a strong call for municipal court reform during Thursday’s State of the Judiciary address.
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Class action trial against St. Louis firm ends in settlement
A class action lawsuit in federal court against a St. Louis law firm and a Tennessee-based banking company for allegedly misleading investors to fund a non-operational mid-Missouri sucralose plant has been stopped short by a settlement. (Updated)
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Read More »‘Lawgislators’ assigned to committee chair positions
Nine Missouri lawyer-legislators were selected Monday as committee chairpersons.
Read More »Court says limits on juvenile lifers is retroactive
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled Tuesday that a juvenile who had committed a homicide and received the mandatory sentence of life without parole should have his cases remanded to circuit court, meaning that some 80 prisoners in Missouri prisons will have the chance at a new hearing. (Updated)
Read More »Nixon soon to weigh 14th judgeship in Jackson County
It ultimately will fall to Gov. Jay Nixon to fill the Jackson County Circuit Court seat vacated by Judge Edith Messina. And, if history is any indicator, a prosecutor could end up with the job.
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Read More »Hearing in student protest case canceled
A preliminary injunction hearing set for Wednesday in the case of a Kansas City student who protested the shooting of Michael Brown and was subsequently suspended has been cancelled.
Read More »Deputy wins new trial after assault conviction
In a unanimous, unsigned opinion, the Supreme Court reversed and remanded the assault charge and threw out the other convictions for Christopher Hunt.
Read More »Execution date set for 1998 murder
The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday set a Jan. 28 date for the execution of Marcellus Williams.
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Read More »Missouri executes 10th man this year
Missouri inmate Paul Goodwin, convicted of the sexual assault and murder of his elderly neighbor, was executed early Wednesday.
Read More »Fatal patrol car explosion gets shot at third trial
A product liability suit over a car explosion that killed a state trooper and injured a man could be headed to a Jackson County jury for the third time since it was filed in 2003.
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Read More »Settlement reached in medical records case
A Kansas City-area women’s clinic agreed to a $400,000 settlement in a case alleging the clinic had improperly disposed of the medical records of 1,500 patients.
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