A Missouri inmate hours away from execution claimed in an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that the lethal drug could cause a painful death. (Updated)
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Read More »A Missouri inmate hours away from execution claimed in an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday that the lethal drug could cause a painful death. (Updated)
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Read More »The former president of a bank targeted in a lawsuit over a scheme involving prepaid funerals testified Friday in federal court.
Read More »Alabama began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples Monday despite an 11th-hour attempt from the state's chief justice — an outspoken opponent — to block the weddings.
Read More »Missouri's practice of awarding private businesses contracts to run offices that issue vehicle and driver's licenses has come under fire by some lawmakers, who say that choosing winning bids in part by how much money a business promises to return to the state is a "pay-to-play scheme."
Read More »Missouri labor groups are gearing up for another fight against right-to-work legislation, which some Republicans think has a better chance of passing this year because of their party's recent gains in the Legislature.
Read More »Six Bosnian immigrants accused of sending money and military equipment to extremist groups in Syria used Facebook, PayPal and other readily available services to communicate and transfer funds, according to a federal indictment.
Read More »Farmers and farm businesses in 20 states have now filed more than 360 lawsuits against agricultural chemicals-maker Syngenta, and hundreds more may be coming as a federal judge organizes the complex case so they can move forward.
Read More »The rush to outfit police officers with body cameras after last summer's unrest in Ferguson threatens to saddle local governments with steep costs for managing the volumes of footage they must keep for months or even years.
Read More »Insurers aren’t required to encrypt consumers’ data under a 1990s federal law that remains the foundation for health care privacy in the Internet age — an omission that seems striking in light of the major cyberattack against Anthem.
Read More »Shook, Hardy & Bacon, which represented the Kansas City-based telecom giant in the litigation over two fiber optic patents.
Read More »The 21st Judicial Circuit commission announced Friday the names of the three nominees for the vacancy on the St. Louis county associate circuit court, left by Judge Sandra Farragut-Hemphill’s move to become a circuit judge.
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