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Four lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by a St. Louis priest are on hold while a federal appeals court is asked which law controls the case. A federal judge for the Eastern District of Missouri agreed to let the defendants ask ...

St. Louis city officials have agreed not to enforce an ordinance banning leaflets on cars after the ACLU sued claiming the local law violates constitutional rights to political free speech. Resolution of the federal case is a victory for a ...

A legal dispute between a St. Louis-based carbon-fiber manufacturer and two British corporations may finally be coming to an end. On Tuesday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court judge’s decision to dismiss a fraud claim ...

A federal appeals court gave the go-ahead for a former front-desk hotel clerk to pursue her claim that she was fired for lacking that “Midwestern girl look.” In a divided panel opinion, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said ...

U.S. Magistrate Judge Audrey G. Fleissig may be moving on up – to the district bench in St. Louis. On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated Fleissig to the vacancy created by U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber, who took senior ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider the conviction of a Missouri man who allegedly used a telephone to buy drugs. In a brief order, the nation’s high court on Tuesday said ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a detective’s retaliation suit against the city of St. Charles. Sgt. Ronald L. Lloyd claimed he was demoted to afternoon shift supervisor because he supported the losing candidate ...

A woman who was sexually abused by her father for most of her young life is inching closer to collecting an $8 million arbitration award against a psychologist who failed to report the abuse. In a case that began in ...

If the sentencing for this crack cocaine case occurred today for the first time, a judge's decision to sentence the man to 20 years would likely be upheld on appeal.

A federal appeals court ruled against a group of death row inmates who challenged the way Missouri carries out executions. The decision, handed down Tuesday by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, was welcomed by Missouri Attorney General’s Office. ...

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The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a Minnesota federal judge’s decision last year that Michael Vick can keep about $16.2 million in bonus money even though he pleaded guilty to federal dog fighting charges and allegedly used ...

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