The University of Missouri is countersuing a law school professor who has asked a court to invalidate the university’s ban on firearms. Royce de R. Barondes’ case has the potential to redefine the limits of acceptable gun regulations under Missouri’s ...
Read More »Missouri bill would bar communities from banning pit bulls
Missouri cities no longer could ban pit bulls or impose rules on certain dog breeds under legislation that advanced this past week in the Legislature. Republican Rep. Ron Hicks, who is behind the measure, said those breed-specific ordinances amount to ...
Read More »Jackson County judgeship to remain specialized
An open judge position on the 16th Circuit will remain a specialized one. The circuit’s judges agreed Friday at their monthly court en banc meeting to keep the Division 19 judgeship focused on probate. The position opened with the resignation ...
Read More »Microsoft suit is latest tech clash with US over privacy
As we live more of our lives online, the companies we trust with our digital secrets are increasingly clashing with authorities who want access to the messages, pictures, financial records and other data we accumulate in electronic form. Microsoft opened ...
Read More »House OKs bill on high-speed Internet service rates
Republicans snubbed a White House veto threat and pushed legislation through the House Friday that would bar the government from regulating rates that high-speed Internet service providers charge consumers. House approval came on a near party-line 241-173 vote. With the ...
Read More »St. Louis judge weighs settlement in ‘junk faxes’ lawsuit
A federal judge in St. Louis is weighing whether to sign off on a $1.6 million settlement to a class-action lawsuit involving tens of thousands of unsolicited faxes. The proposed settlement could amount to up to $180 per copy for ...
Read More »US factory output falls again, but signs of stability appear
U.S. factory output dropped in March for the second straight month as manufacturers churned out fewer cars, metal parts and machinery. Yet other recent data suggests that the sector’s long-running malaise could brighten in the coming months. Factory production fell ...
Read More »Obama backs effort to give consumers options on cable boxes
President Barack Obama threw his weight Friday behind an effort to give consumers more choice when it comes to the cable boxes that control which television channels they watch. Most TV subscribers lease boxes from their cable service provider. The ...
Read More »Fleissig honored as Woman of the Year
The 18th annual Women’s Justice Awards held Thursday honored 44 female attorneys, legal scholars and community leaders. The awards, hosted by Missouri Lawyers Weekly and held at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, recognized women across the state that have ...
Read More »Women-only car services fill a niche, but are they legal?
Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory? In Massachusetts, Chariot for Women is promising to launch a service featuring female drivers picking up only women and children. Drivers will ...
Read More »Peabody Chapter 11, helps draw attention to coal reclamation
The bankruptcy of yet another major coal company helps draws attention to plans for financially troubled coal companies to cover the potentially huge costs of filling and restoring to a natural state mines that sooner or later might permanently close ...
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