Two lawyers and a drug court commissioner are finalists for an associate circuit judge seat in the city of St. Louis.
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court ends overbilling class action
A divided Missouri Supreme Court put an end to a class action lawsuit Tuesday on the ground that the plaintiffs had no damages.
Read More »Consent judgment keeps records closed in World Series ticket case
A St. Louis judge signed off on a consent agreement between a group of St. Louis police officers and the Board of Police Commissioners, with the board agreeing not to release documents generated during an internal affairs investigation into theft and the misuse of tickets to the 2006 World Series.
Read More »Bills in Missouri Legislature would revise Missouri’s criminal code
The Missouri Legislature will consider legislation this session to revise the state’s criminal code. If the legislation passes, it would be the first major update of the code since 1979.
Read More »Court overturns conviction in Chillicothe murder case
The Missouri Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a man twice convicted of killing a Chillicothe farm wife in 1990.
Read More »Judge issues TRO in firefighter pension case
The day after St. Louis firefighters sued to stop the city of St. Louis from enforcing its most recent pension ordinance, a local judge issued a temporary restraining order against the city.
Read More »Peebles’ lawyer asks Missouri Supreme Court to reprimand, not remove, judge
Judge Barbara Peebles should be admonished or publicly reprimanded, but not removed from the bench, her lawyer, Ronnie White, told the Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday morning.
Read More »Top stories of 2012, No. 2: Solutions sought to public defender problem
The ever-increasing public defender caseload has been a problem for years, but a Missouri Supreme Court decision in July forcing circuit courts across the state to deal with it could turn out to be the catalyst for a long-term solution.
Read More »Missouri Supreme Court to hear Judge Barbara Peebles’ discipline case
As Judge Barbara Peebles’ discipline case goes before the Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday, lawyers on both sides can be expected to paint very different pictures of what the judge did and why.
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Read More »Appeals court upholds Allen’s release from prison
A Missouri appeals court on Wednesday affirmed a judge’s decision to release George Allen Jr., who served 30 years in prison for the rape and murder of a St. Louis woman.
Read More »Missouri appeals court: Federal workers may have to repay health plans
Federal employees who recover verdicts or settlements in tort claims may be held responsible for reimbursing their insurance plans for the costs of their care, a Missouri appeals court said Wednesday.
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