Federal prosecutors could introduce cellphone and Global Positioning System evidence linking a defendant to a bank robbery, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a conviction.
Read More »Levison, Crouppen let barbs fly at advertising debate
A standing-room-only crowd packed a conference room this afternoon in Camden on the Lake Resort to witness lawyers Mark Levison and Terry Crouppen spar over the issue of lawyer advertising.
Read More »Visitors check out Stolar furnishings at auction
Late Thursday morning, lawyers David Harris and Nichole Wren unspooled a measuring tape on a desk Wren was considering buying. The desk is part of an online auction of the furnishings of defunct law firm The Stolar Partnership, which shut down this spring.
Read More »Patriot Coal wins approval to cut retiree pensions, benefits
Patriot Coal Corp., the bankrupt mining company, won court approval of a proposal that will reduce pensions and benefits to unionized workers and retirees.
Read More »St. Louis court names new drug court commissioner
The St. Louis Circuit Court appointed Rochelle M. Woodiest as the newest drug court commissioner.
Read More »O’Connor to speak Monday in KC
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will speak Monday at an event at the Kansas City Public Library. Reservations, however, no longer are available.
Read More »ACLU-EM names new executive director
The new executive director said he wants to make sure that people in all parts of Missouri understand how the ACLU can protect their civil liberties.
Read More »Bankrupt company settles with fraudster’s law firm
A defunct Kansas-based ethanol company reached a $6.7 million settlement with the former firm of the lawyer who helped drive the company out of business.
Read More »Supreme Court rules death row inmate may seek relief
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a procedural default in state court did not bar a Texas death row inmate from seeking relief in federal court based on the assertion that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at sentencing.
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Read More »St. Louis agrees to temporary reduction in street performer fees
Sidewalk performers are getting a break on the fees they pay to St. Louis as the city tussles with the ACLU in federal court.
Read More »St. Louis court OKs consolidation
The court administrator is now the appointing authority of the St. Louis Circuit Court, with the responsibility to hire and fire most of the nonjudicial personnel.
The court en banc adopted a new court consolidation plan at its meeting Tuesday morning without debate.
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