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A House committee investigating allegations against Gov. Eric Greitens has hired former Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward “Chip” Robertson Jr. and Sedalia attorney Mark Kempton as special counsel. “Judge Robertson provides experience and knowledge to our committee as we ...
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LGBT: Cases center on limits of Missouri Human Rights Act
The Missouri Supreme Court heard two cases Wednesday on LGBT issues that could potentially lead to rulings clarifying the limits of the Missouri Human Rights Act in sex-discrimination cases. In the first case, a minor plaintiff, R.M.A., sued the Blue ...
Read More »Ferguson-Florissant School District asks for mid-case appeal
The Ferguson-Florissant School District on Thursday asked to file a mid-case appeal following a ruling last week that found the district’s school board elections violate the Voting Rights Act. “We understand it’s a long shot, but we think it’s a ...
Read More »Supreme Court rejects pharmacists’ religious rights appeal
The Supreme Court is allowing Washington state to require pharmacies to dispense Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, rejecting an appeal from pharmacists who said they have religious objections to providing the drugs. The justices’ order on Tuesday leaves in ...
Read More »Supreme Court will review unusual citizenship law
The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to referee a dispute about an odd piece of U.S. citizenship law that treats men and women differently. The justices said they will hear a case about a law that applies only to children ...
Read More »Supreme Court considers would-be candidate’s case
The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday weighed the allegedly “heavy burden” that candidates for some state offices face because they must be registered to vote for at least two years. In an expedited case that likely marked its last oral ...
Read More »Dispute over Internet data collection splits high court
WASHINGTON (AP) — No one at the Supreme Court on Monday disputed the fact that an online profile of Thomas Robins was riddled with false and misleading information. The profile of the Virginia resident compiled by Internet search site Spokeo.com ...
Read More »Appeals court upholds $20.5M verdict in Jack in the Box beating
An appeals court upheld a $20.5 million award to a man who suffered a brain injury after being beaten by a group of people in the parking lot of a south St. Louis Jack in the Box. Generally, business owners ...
Read More »Court finds probable cause, despite officer’s doubts
A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck a serious blow to a Jefferson County man’s civil rights lawsuit against the local sheriff’s department. Thomas Bowden alleged that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated in 2009, when he was arrested after ...
Read More »Appeals court upholds judgment despite juror Google search
A Missouri appeals court upheld a $3 million judgment for a former police officer in a discrimination case despite a juror’s Google search on punitive damages during deliberations.
Tagged with: Kevin Hink Patricia Cohen Robert M. Clayton III Roy Richter St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Tanisha Ross-Paige
Read More »Court names selection panel for U.S. magistrate bench in St. Louis
Federal judges appointed a merit selection panel to recommend a successor to U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Mummert III of St. Louis, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri announced Wednesday.
Tagged with: Thomas Mummert III
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