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Before David Jungerman’s attorney could make his first point before the Western District Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Judge Alok Ahuja quickly zeroed in on what he later called “the elephant in the room” – that Jungerman is being accused ...

A Kansas City immigration attorney said she was dropping off a client for deportation early Tuesday morning when an ICE officer pushed her, fracturing her ankle and causing lacerations to her leg. The attorney, Andrea Martinez of the Martinez Immigration ...

The Jackson County Public Defender’s Office will get the chance to make its case, again, that two of its public defenders are unable to accept new cases and continue to provide effective assistance of counsel to existing clients. One key ...

State Rep. Courtney Allen Curtis of Berkeley has lost his last bid to be included on the ballot for a state senate race. On Monday, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a lower court judgment refusing to order the Missouri ...

A Raytown man accused of fatally shooting Kansas City attorney Thomas Pickert is asking for a court order to ensure the preservation of all police notes and 911 recordings tied to Pickert’s death. David Jungerman, 80, appeared in court Monday ...

The Western District Court of Appeals has upheld $125,000 in economic damages a Clay County jury entered against a North Kansas City Hospital doctor and emergency medical practice for the death a woman’s unborn son. In the order Tuesday, a ...

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a lawyer for a criminal defendant cannot override his client’s wish to maintain his innocence at trial, even if the lawyer’s aim is to avoid a death sentence. The justices voted 6-3 in favor ...

Missouri Supreme Court arguments in the case of Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric G. Zahnd quickly touched on a key defense: that Zahnd’s actions of publicly naming and criticizing prominent community members for their support of a man convicted of ...

The Missouri Supreme Court heard two cases Wednesday on LGBT issues that could potentially lead to rulings clarifying the limits of the Missouri Human Rights Act in sex-discrimination cases. In the first case, a minor plaintiff, R.M.A., sued the Blue ...

A Jackson County jury awarded $235,000 to a Kansas City man who sued Red Lobster, alleging he suffered a serious head injury after being struck by a server’s tray at the chain’s restaurant in Lee’s Summit in 2015. The jury ...

The Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney has filed a first-degree murder charge against an 80-year-old Raytown man in the death of Kansas City attorney Thomas Pickert. Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action against David ...