The Justice Department is at odds with Google and privacy groups over the government's push to make it easier to locate and hack into computers in criminal investigations, a simmering conflict with constitutional and policy implications.
Read More »Kansas senators consider bill to reverse part of big tax cut
A Kansas legislative committee has broached the idea of reversing part of a big break for business owners and farmers to help close a budget shortfall that arose after lawmakers aggressively cut personal income taxes to help stimulate the state's economy.
Read More »GOP to offer budget blueprint with Medicare, food stamp cuts
Republicans now in charge of Congress offer their budget blueprint this week with the pledge to balance the nation's budget within a decade and rein in major programs such as food stamps and Medicare.
Read More »Lawsuit that showed GM hid ignition switch problem settled
A Georgia lawsuit that helped expose General Motors' failure to disclose a deadly defect in small-car ignition switches has been settled out of court for a second time.
Read More »Missouri high court won’t halt execution of deputy’s killer
The Missouri Supreme Court refused on Saturday to halt the execution of a deputy sheriff's killer over claims that he is mentally incompetent because of a brain injury he suffered in a sawmill accident.
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Read More »Pedestrian settles lawsuit against attorney over accident
After admitting that allegations about a large law firm partner’s cell phone distraction and refusal to help were untrue, a pedestrian struck by the St. Louis attorney’s car in 2009 settled a lawsuit over the accident.
Read More »Judge approves $18M settlement for red-light tickets
A St. Louis County circuit judge gave final approval on Friday to an $18 million statewide settlement over red-light cameras.
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Read More »Messina joins Jackson County Prosecutor’s office
Longtime Jackson County Judge Edith Messina has joined the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Read More »Neill named to 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission
Thomas Neill, an attorney at Gray, Ritter & Graham, was elected Thursday to fill a vacancy on the 22nd Circuit Judicial Commission created by the death of former Judge Michael B. Calvin.
Read More »Bipartisan effort gets med mal bill through Senate
Changes to medical malpractice litigation overcame a historic barrier in the Senate, which gave the nod Thursday to a bill that would reinstate a cap on noneconomic damages in malpractice cases.
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Read More »GOP chair Hancock defends himself against calls to resign
The chairman of the Missouri Republican Party mounted a public defense of his reputation Thursday as several state lawmakers called for his resignation over his alleged involvement in an anti-Semitic whispering campaign against a state auditor who killed himself.
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