Courthouse construction was the thread that shot through every topic at the St. Louis County Circuit Court’s February en banc meeting.
Read More »Missouri finds new supplier of lethal drug
State officials said in a court filing Wednesday that they’ve arranged with a new pharmacy to supply pentobarbital for Michael A. Taylor’s impending execution.
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Read More »Grand jury indicts paralegal for alleged fake bribe scheme
A grand jury today indicted Jillian Nichols, a St. Louis paralegal, for allegedly trying to defraud a law firm client by lying and telling the client a prosecutor on his case had solicited a bribe.
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Read More »Council OKs sheriff’s grants but holds off on other funding
The Jefferson County Council on Tuesday reversed course and approved several grant requests for the sheriff’s office, but it has yet to approve the office’s request to use nearly $500,000 budgeted for other needs including additional employees.
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Read More »Candidates to run for office at county level in Jefferson
Two more candidates have announced plans to run for office at the county level.
Read More »Former legislator Casey remembered as ‘class act’
Former state Rep. Ron Casey, 61, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital St. Louis from complications suffered during a fall from stairs outside a relative’s home last week.
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Read More »Judges weigh malpractice claim against Husch Blackwell
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering whether to revive a lawsuit against Husch Blackwell on claims that it gave a former executive bad advice on his stock options.
Read More »Panel recommends suspension of Bosley’s license
A three-member disciplinary panel recommended the suspension for allegations that former St. Louis mayor Freeman Bosley Jr. used client money for personal expenses, bounced checks issued on behalf of clients and mixed client and firm money.
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Read More »Study shows SLU’s decline in law school enrollment
Saint Louis University School of Law is among the 25 law schools with the largest percent declines in enrollment, according to a new study by legal education magazine The National Jurist.
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Read More »Nixon names Jackson County, St. Louis County judges
Gov. Jay Nixon has named Bryan Edward Round as Jackson County’s newest circuit judge and Nancy M. Watkins as an associate circuit judge for St. Louis County Circuit Court.
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Read More »Taylor execution to proceed as pharmacy bows out
Missouri’s fourth execution in four months apparently is still set to occur, even though the pharmacy alleged to have been providing the lethal drug will no longer participate.
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