A rape suspect says he was burned with scalding water at a jail in Kansas City and later mistakenly released. Shawn Schneider discussed his concerns about the Jackson County jail in an interview with WDAF-TV. He says he plans to ...
Read More »Poll: Americans say no to presidential self-pardons
Even in an era of deep political division, Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves. And if the nation’s chief executive ever does so, majorities of Americans in both parties believe Congress should impeach that president. Those are ...
Read More »Justices adopt new privacy rules for cellphone tracking
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that police generally need a search warrant if they want to track criminal suspects’ movements by collecting information about where they’ve used their cellphones, bolstering privacy interests in the digital age. The justices’ 5-4 decision ...
Read More »Seigfreid Bingham founding partner dies at 78
Larry J. Bingham, a founder and former managing partner of Seigfreid Bingham in Kansas City, died June 17 at age 78. “The entire Seigfreid Bingham family extends its condolences to Larry’s wife, Ann, his three children, his four grandchildren and ...
Read More »Appeals court grants new sentencing hearings for DC sniper
A sniper serving life in prison for terrorizing the Washington, D.C., region as a teenager must get new sentencing hearings in Virginia, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The 3-0 decision by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denies ...
Read More »High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
States will be able to force shoppers to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets, though is a big win for states. More than 40 states ...
Read More »Legal pot will roll out differently in Canada than in US
Mail-order weed? You betcha! With marijuana legalization across Canada on the horizon, the industry is shaping up to look different from the way it does in nine U.S. states that have legalized adult recreational use of the drug. Age limits, ...
Read More »Supreme Court sides with ‘Buckets of Money’ financier
The Supreme Court on Thursday wiped away a $300,000 fine and other sanctions against a financial adviser known for his “Buckets of Money” retirement strategy. The court said the administrative law judge who ruled against Raymond Lucia of California was ...
Read More »Ad slams Hawley regarding allegations against donor
A Democratic political action committee is targeting Republican Missouri Senate candidate Josh Hawley for not investigating allegations of corruption involving a past top donor to Hawley’s attorney general campaign, although his authority to take action is limited. A Senate Majority ...
Read More »Democratic attorneys general urge end to border separations
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general demanded Tuesday that the Trump administration end a “zero tolerance” policy that has resulted in children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Led by New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas, 21 ...
Read More »Judge: Kansas cannot require proof of citizenship to vote
A federal judge ruled Monday that Kansas cannot require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, finding such laws violate the constitutional right to vote in a ruling with national implications. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Julie ...
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