The operators of a Missouri duck boat that sank in July, killing 17 people, say in a court filing that a lawsuit from Missouri’s attorney general is “irresponsible” and “littered with factual inaccuracies and innuendo.” Attorney General Josh Hawley’s lawsuit ...
Read More »Supreme Court weighs exposure charge in teen tryst
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a rare appellate challenge to a judge’s finding that a criminal defendant was not guilty. A Polk County judge cleared the 18-year-old defendant of a charge of indecent exposure after he ...
Read More »Attorneys for family criticize affidavit in Dallas shooting
Attorneys for the family of a black man who was shot and killed by a white Dallas police officer who says she mistook his apartment for hers are criticizing an affidavit that gives a narrative of what happened. The lawyers ...
Read More »As job openings reach unprecedented levels, so does quitting
U.S. employers advertised the most jobs on record in July, and the number of workers quitting their jobs also hit a new all-time high. Americans are increasingly taking advantage of a tight labor market to find new, often higher-paying jobs. ...
Read More »Federal judges allow Missouri to enforce abortion rules
Federal appeals court judges on Monday ruled to allow Missouri to enforce some abortion restrictions that are facing legal challenges, which Planned Parenthood says could end abortions at a Columbia clinic within weeks. At issue is a lawsuit filed by ...
Read More »How black women are organizing to energize voters this fall
Meeting on the campus of Jackson State University in Mississippi on a recent Friday afternoon, dozens of black women came together to strategize about the upcoming midterm elections, opening the gathering with a freedom song. “The revolution done signed my ...
Read More »Despite past reforms, Native women face high rates of crime
For generations, Native American women have been victimized at astonishing rates, with federal figures showing that more than half have encountered sexual and domestic violence at some point during their lives — even amid a wave of efforts aimed at ...
Read More »Missouri lawmakers return to work for special session
Missouri lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday for a special session on bills vetoed by Gov. Mike Parson, including ones on drug-treatment courts and education in science, technology, engineering and math. Parson called the Republican-led Legislature back to ...
Read More »Federal judges: Missouri PAC donation ban unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling in favor of allowing donations between Missouri political action committees, arguing that a state ban on the practice unconstitutionally violates the groups’ First Amendment rights. The 8th U.S. Circuit ...
Read More »A year after Equifax breach, no enforcement actions
A new report by congressional investigators details how hackers broke into Equifax last year in a breach that exposed the financial information of more than 145 million Americans. The lawmakers who requested the report say they will press the TruDavmp ...
Read More »Trump’s jabs at Sessions could eclipse AG’s accomplishments
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has vigorously pushed President Donald Trump’s agenda at the Justice Department, and before that, spent 20 years championing conservative causes in the Senate. Yet as Sessions enters what may be the final stretch of his tenure, ...
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