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Attorneys filing appeals in the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District who don’t have their electronic ducks in a row had better get a move on, said Chief Judge Kurt S. Odenwald.

Arch Coal can continue with its plans to build a 2,300-acre coal mine in West Virginia, despite a veto from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled today that permits issued to Arch Coal were valid, despite EPA’s nixing them.

Richmond Heights has become the fifth city in Missouri to explicitly protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens living and working there. Monday night, Richmond Heights City Council passed bill 5341 by a vote of 6-2.

The American Bar Association may not require law schools to post salary data on their graduates amid concerns over its accuracy and methods for collection.

The newest law school rankings are in and there are cheers from Columbia, wringing of hands at Washington University and plenty left to ponder.

The Family Court Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri will solicit input from members of the public and the Bar on the state’s child support guidelines.

Supporters and opponents of Missouri’s death penalty are lining up to praise a new report that offers many recommendations for improvement, but stops short of calling for a moratorium on executions here.

Out of a field of 32 applicants, three nominees for the vacant judgeship on the St. Louis County Circuit Court were advanced for consideration to Gov. Jay Nixon this week.

Not holding on to DNA evidence for as long as a person is incarcerated is just one of the problems identified by the American Bar Association's analysis of Missouri’s death penalty procedures.