A St. Louis-area pathology lab that works with the St. Louis Planned Parenthood chapter failed to file required registration paperwork with the state last month. A representative for the lab, Pathology Services Inc., told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch that officials ...
Read More »Judge to rule Friday on fate of Native Hawaiian election
A federal judge said he will rule on Friday whether an election process underway for Native Hawaiians can proceed. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright heard arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit filed in August that says it’s unconstitutional for ...
Read More »Suit settled over car used in ‘Back to the Future’ films
In time for “Back to the Future” day, the widow of the automaker whose famous car traveled through time in the 1985 movie and its sequels has settled a lawsuit over the use of his name. Last year, the widow ...
Read More »States probe VW over emissions, look for settlement money
An expanding investigation into Volkswagen’s emissions-cheating scandal launched by state attorneys general could last years and will likely end in a negotiated settlement. Forty-five states and D.C. have joined the review, investigating how VW was able to game emissions tests ...
Read More »Nixon blocks $46M in state spending to fix Missouri budget
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday blocked more than $46 million in state spending in what he said was a move to balance the budget following the loss of millions of dollars in tobacco settlement money. At issue is $50 ...
Read More »Obama administration backs bill to reduce prison time
The Obama administration on Monday expressed support for bipartisan Senate legislation that would reduce prison sentences for some nonviolent drug offenders, a rare issue where conservatives and liberals agree that the current system is overwhelmed and in desperate need of ...
Read More »Judge bars Indiana from enforcing ballot ‘selfies’ law
A federal judge Monday barred Indiana from enforcing a new law that prohibits voters from taking photos of their election ballots and sharing the images on social media. U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued a preliminary injunction preventing the ...
Read More »US appeals court upholds gun laws after Newtown massacre
Gun control laws passed in New York and Connecticut to ban possession of semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School were mostly upheld Monday by a federal appeals court decision that a gun ...
Read More »Former attorney general sues Kansas Supreme Court justices
Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline sued all seven Kansas Supreme Court justices and others connected with their 2013 decision to suspend his law license over an investigation of abortion clinics that he led. Kline’s attorneys said in a complaint filed ...
Read More »Judge: No quick appeal in House lawsuit over health care law
A federal judge granted a procedural victory Monday to House Republicans using the courts to attack President Barack Obama’s health care law, denying an Obama administration request for a quick appeal of a recent ruling in the case. U.S. District ...
Read More »Missouri touts efforts to improve services to mentally ill
Programs begun in the last two years to improve mental health services in Missouri are making substantial progress but much more work — and more money — are needed, state officials and mental health advocates said. Spurred by the deaths ...
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