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Americans traditionally turn to the courts to settle battles over divisive social issues, from segregation and civil rights to abortion and assisted suicide. But debates over changing social mores almost always bubble up from state capitals, where even today governors ...

The American Bar Association Justice Center is seeking nominations for the 2004 John Marshall Award, honoring an individual who has made a positive national impact on the justice system. The deadline for nominations is March 12. The award was established ...

With the holiday season upon us, the last thing employers are probably thinking about is the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2004, however, there are a number of opinions due to be published by the Court that will affect how you ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Maryland v. Pringle didn’t surprise Jackson County Prosecutor Michael Sanders. Sanders did notice how fast the notoriously meticulous court turned around the case and that the decision was unanimous. “Well I think really this ...

Speaker of the House Catherine Hanaway, R- St. Louis County, announced her candidacy in the race for secretary of state in the 2004 elections. Citing her experience as a securities lawyer in St. Louis and time served in the state ...

It’s somewhat inevitable at this gift-giving time of the year for our brains to shut down. Nevertheless, it happens. As we scramble to meet the end-of-the-year deadline, the furious activity has the potential to turn us all into scatterbrains. Combined ...

Just two days before Christmas in 2001, a car accident on Highway 30 in Jefferson County took the life of Christine L. Sandusky. On that evening, Christine was pulling out of a private driveway onto Highway 30 in Dittmer in ...

The Missouri Democratic Party is targeting women voters in their campaign for the 2004 election. In an attempt to make politics more accessible for women, the party began hosting Women’s Coalitions across the state last year to harness the political ...

Even Saddam Hussein deserves a fair trial. But it must be one that is culturally convincing to the Iraqi people, the Arab world, the global community and the American public. Arranging, such legal proceedings will be the next big challenge ...

Even though a breathalyzer machine sometimes gave readings with a plus .004 error, it was still within regulations, the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District ruled in two separate reverse decisions. In Donald W. Reckner, Respondent v. Carol ...

A $10.5 million verdict for a toddler injured in a car accident against the driver that hit his mother’s car and the manufacturer of the car seat he rode in was upheld Tuesday by the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern ...