The U.S. District Court in St. Louis is joining a cameras-in-the-courtroom pilot program already in progress.
Read More »8 fun facts about complex cases
A seven-member federal judicial panel has heard arguments on everything from the number of elevators in Las Vegas to the location of the chocolate capital of the world when deciding on whether and where to centralize cases with the same defendants and similar issues under a single judge.
Read More »Kenneth Starr: High court is committed to protecting free speech
On its June 18cover, Time magazine declared U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy was “The Decider,” on issues from gay marriage to the Affordable Health Care Act.
Read More »Two sentenced in Sigillito Ponzi scheme
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced two people connected to a $52.5 million Ponzi scheme run by St. Louis County attorney and cleric Martin Sigillito.
Read More »UPDATED: North Face calls new Butt contemptible
The owners of South Butt agreed never to show their butt again — or, at least, brands that could be confused with The North Face — when they settled a lawsuit in 2010 brought by North Face over their parody clothing brand.
Read More »Appeals court: St. Louis law chills free speech
A St. Louis ordinance that bans demonstrations that could cause rubbernecking traffic slowdowns is unconstitutional, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday.
Read More »Spencer Fane adds 21 attorneys with Denver merger
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne is joining the rush for a Denver presence with a combination that will add 21 attorneys to the firm.
Read More »Lebanon attorney suspended over sexual relationships
The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday suspended the license of a Lebanon attorney who admitted to having sex with an 18-year-old on a mock trial team he coached and with the mother of a jailed client.
Read More »Enterprise settles wage class action for $750,000
A St. Louis federal judge has approved an estimated $750,000 settlement of an employee class action lawsuit against rental car company Enterprise Holdings Inc. and a subsidiary.
Read More »New Missouri ethics counsel hired
Melinda Bentley, a lawyer with the Illinois State Bar Association, will be Missouri’s next ethics counsel.
Read More »Pruellage leaves $1.1 million for SLU law school
The late John K. “Jack” Pruellage, former chairman of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, left $1.1 million for Saint Louis University’s renovation of a downtown building for its law school, the university announced this morning.
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