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The Missouri House on Thursday approved a bill that would require Missouri judges to excuse breastfeeding mothers from jury duty if the mother requests it. The bill now heads to the Senate. The bill is a response to a recent ...

Jeffrey Ferguson’s execution early Wednesday marked Missouri’s fifth lethal injection in five months. Ferguson was put to death on Wednesday for the 1989 murder of 17-year-old Kelli Hall, who was abducted from a St. Charles gas station and raped. Her ...

The resolution says the damages stemmed from allegations of harassment and discrimination and that the alleged discrimination came from former county employees.

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Technology and the lessons learned in the wake of the recent recession have conspired to change the model of law firm staffing.

Husch Blackwell partner David Richardson is getting some work on the much-anticipated IKEA store to open in St. Louis.

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An eight-year dispute between a quarry and a southern Jackson County town got yet another lease on life on Thursday when a federal appeals court remanded the case to state court, despite a scolding from one of the judges.

With close to 30 percent of states currently offering the same bar exam and the idea of a diploma privilege system growing, the death knell for the traditional bar exam is growing louder.

The Missouri Supreme Court has set an April 23 execution date for William Rousan.

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A Springfield law firm’s account manager was sentenced to federal prison Thursday after pleading guilty to allegations that she embezzled more than $200,000 from her employer.

The Dolan Company, the Minneapolis-based owner of The St. Louis Daily Record, The Kansas City Daily Record, The Countian, The Jefferson Countian and The St. Charles Business Record, will seek bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has named a Springfield attorney to serve on the state Ethics Commission.