In a shocking display of judicial activism, a judge recently eradicated the rookie home run record of fabled New York Yankee superstar Joe DiMaggio. Although we here at the Levison Group attempt to pen balanced, unemotional articles for publication in ...
Read More »Letter to the Editor
Recently, the supervisors of the Circuit Clerk’s Office sent a letter to the Editor to voice their “grave concerns” about the upcoming election.
Read More »Letter: Loser pays is not the solution
I am writing to weigh in heavily in support of the commentary of Professor Doug Abrams that appeared on page 12 of Missouri Lawyers Weekly on July 9 [“Lawyers should balk at meritless lawsuits”]. It was my good fortune to have Professor Abrams as a teacher when I was in law school, and I know that youth league sports are a subject near and dear to his heart.
Read More »Letter: Take time to evaluate new execution drug
Missouri may soon become the first state to use the drug propofol for an execution. Being “first” in this context is a dubious distinction for several reasons, not the least of which is that propofol is the drug that gained notoriety in the death of Michael Jackson; but more to the point, it has never been used in the United States for executions.
Read More »Letter: Retiring judge Romines gives thanks to lawyers
In August of this year, consistent with the Missouri Constitution, I will retire.
Read More »Letter: A better decoy, but still not a deer
I read with considerable interest the letter written by Mr. Dee Wampler in your Feb. 6 edition, concerning Judge William Vandeventer’s Stuffed Deer opinion.
Read More »Letter: Time is right to abolish Missouri’s death penalty | Vote
For the first time in the Missouri Legislature, there is significant bipartisan support for the elimination of the death penalty.
Read More »Letter: Missouri winning race to bottom in higher ed funding
Step aside Mississippi! Missouri is ready to take your place in all those jokes about how poorly educated its citizens are. If the Missouri General Assembly goes along with Governor Nixon’s 12.5 percent cut to the higher education budget, our state will likely be dead last in per capita funding.
Read More »Letter: Remembering Judge Maus and the case of the missing shoe
Judge Almon Maus, who served on the Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals from 1979 to 1993, died Jan. 9 in Springfield. This writer, who was Judge Maus’ first law clerk, recalls the first appellate opinion by Judge Maus.
Read More »How to handle vanished cashier’s checks
Editor: Handling a lost, destroyed or stolen cashier’s check (also known as a certified check, teller’s check or official check) has historically been a problem. Until fairly recently, cashier’s checks have been, for practical purposes, not subject to a stop order as the purpose of this “cash-like instrument” would ...
Read More »Liberty versus security
Editor: The red light cameras are clicking away across our state as the debate in Jefferson City is red hot! I have been trying to rid our state of these unconstitutional intrusions for the last three years. The problems I ...
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