“Today I had a visit with a bunch of high schoolers as part of one of these congressional visit programs. I only had about 10 minutes with them so I skipped the formalities and said ‘ask what you want to ...
Read More »Court expands area of permissible searches
The window well in a car door is the latest addition to the list of areas that may be searched by police without a search warrant. On Tuesday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court was ...
Read More »Terminated parental rights reversed
A court cannot terminate parental rights on grounds different from those stated in the termination petition, ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, last Thursday. The child, born in 1993, stayed with her father on alternate weekends for the ...
Read More »ABA urges Senate to oppose federal marriage amendment
American Bar Association President Dennis W. Archer strongly opposed any amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning same-sex marriage as unnecessary policy that tramples on the traditional authority of states to establish their own laws governing marriage. He called on U.S. ...
Read More »World is less enriched due to loss of Scottish brother
Although we rarely think about it, most Americans realize that our legal system stems from the same common law roots as several sister systems across the world, such as Canada, Scotland, Ireland, England, Austraiia, etc. Yet, most of us don’t ...
Read More »$30 million claim must be paid despite insolvency
By Erin Suess Staff Writer Asbestos-damage suits have hit Westinghouse Electric Corp. hard in the past, but a finding by the Missouri Supreme Court that one of its insurers must pay for the years it insured Westinghouse might ease some ...
Read More »Agents need to train sellers about moving property
Patrick really did think he was helping as he followed the perspective buyers on his parents Jefferson County home during their initial tour of the house, informing them along the way of the details that might help them in their ...
Read More »Parental rights decision reversed in favor of injured father
A brain injury will not get in the way of this father and son, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled last Thursday, reversing a Jefferson County Circuit Court’s decision to terminate the father’s custody because a fall that damaged his brain ...
Read More »Interest-only mortgage insights
As interest rates begin to rise, many homeowners – both those who have refinanced at lower rates and those who have waited until the record level trend shifted – may be reconsidering their mortgage package. As the home finance industry ...
Read More »New bill will benefit small businesses
By Mike Nixon Special to The Daily Record
Read More »Bond looking to secure more federal highway money for Mo.
U.S. Sen. Kit Bond says he is hopeful but can’t promise that federal legislation authorizing more transportation money for Missouri would be approved during the next few weeks. Bond on Friday told several dozen representatives of St. Louis area chambers ...
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