Attorneys for the city of Ferguson and other defendants in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by Michael Brown’s parents can have access to juvenile records involving the black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in 2014, a ...
Read More »Court says lawsuit against Missouri’s Bass Pro can proceed
A federal appeals court has ruled that a 2011 discrimination lawsuit against Springfield-based Bass Pro Shops can proceed. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Texas by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2011, accuses the outdoor ...
Read More »Ex-St. Louis sheriff’s deputy sues for race discrimination
A former St. Louis sheriff’s deputy who is seeking office has filed a lawsuit accusing the sheriff’s department of racial discrimination. Johnnie Chester filed the lawsuit Tuesday in St. Louis court against Sheriff James W. Murphy alleging a “pattern and ...
Read More »Abortion, McDonnell appeal among last Supreme Court cases
After issuing a flurry of decisions on Thursday, the Supreme Court will close out its current term with opinions next week in its remaining three cases. The court meets Monday for a final time before the justices disperse on their summer ...
Read More »Immigration deadlock reprises Obama’s battle with the court
By deadlocking on President Barack Obama’s immigration program, the Supreme Court not only scuttled a policy the White House hoped would be a cornerstone of the president’s legacy — it added another chapter to Obama’s turbulent history with the court and ...
Read More »Scalia’s death, Senate inaction leave Supreme Court in bind
Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death in February and the Senate’s refusal to confirm a successor has left the Supreme Court in a bind on several closely divided cases. Even as some justices have said the short-handed court will continue to get ...
Read More »Democrats begin working on draft of party platform
Allies of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are reviewing a 15,000-word draft of the Democratic Party’s platform that will be presented at the party’s convention next month. Members of a Democratic National Convention drafting committee began discussing the document Friday ...
Read More »Missouri US Senate candidates back balanced budget amendment
Democratic challenger Jason Kander sided Thursday with Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt by declaring his support for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Kander said a balanced budget amendment would “help rein in out of control spending and ...
Read More »App to combat sex trafficking developed in St. Louis
A new mobile app to combat sex trafficking has been developed in St. Louis. The TraffickCam app is meant to help the search for sex trafficking victims faster. The app asks travelers to snap photos of any hotel rooms they ...
Read More »High court limits use of repeat offender law
The Supreme Court is making it tougher for federal prosecutors to seek longer prison terms for people convicted of repeated violent crimes. The justices ruled 5-3 Thursday that lower courts are limited in how they can consider prior state crimes for ...
Read More »A year after marriage ruling, LGBT rights struggles continue
On a Friday evening almost a year ago, the White House was awash in rainbow-colored lights, celebrating the momentous Supreme Court ruling that led to nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage. Across the country, gays and lesbians embraced and partied and ...
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