In what appeared nearly impossible one week ago, a Kansas City Council committee passed a recommendation regarding background checks of judicial applicants for the Municipal Court. The Finance and Audit Committee on Wednesday unanimously voted to send an amendment of ...
Read More »Batter up! Fantasy sports league may still use players’ names, stats
Federal court rules against MLB, ballplayers group Businesses catering to fantasy-sports fans may continue selling statistics and using the names of professional athletes to do so, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said this week. In a 2-1 decision ...
Read More »City Council nears deal on background checks (10811)
In what appeared nearly impossible one week ago, a Kansas City Council committee passed a recommendation regarding background checks of judicial applicants for the Municipal Court. The Finance and Audit Committee on Wednesday unanimously voted to send an amendment of ...
Read More »Mukasey defends warrantless surveillance
Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey told lawmakers the U.S. Constitution authorizes the president to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists to gather intelligence without getting a court warrant. Mukasey was questioned at Senate confirmation hearings about the legality of the terrorist surveillance ...
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Betonsports’ gains access to Antigua funds Betonsports Plc, the British Internet sportsbook that pleaded guilty to a U.S. racketeering conspiracy charge, may be able to pay off some creditors after an Antiguan court unfroze the company’s assets in that country. ...
Read More »Cross-border courtroom: Ramage faces Canadian law in Clayton
Less than a month after he was convicted of drunken driving in a Canadian court, Chesterfield resident and former Blues hockey player Rob Ramage will face a civil trial in St. Louis County. Ramage’s case in the wrongful death suit ...
Read More »Lawyers say Edward Jones work worth $27 million
Plaintiffs’ attorneys have spent nearly $740,000 — and more than 28,500 hours of attorney and paralegal time — pursuing securities class-action lawsuits against Edward D. Jones & Co. For that, their law firms should receive $27 million, or 21.2 percent ...
Read More »Judge finds state meets school funding threshold
A judge closed the door Wednesday on the last hope school districts had to obtain more money through a lawsuit against the state. But the court fight is likely far from over. Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan ruled that ...
Read More »Case proceeds against drunken mother
A circuit judge on Wednesday allowed a case to proceed against a woman accused of causing her newborn’s death by drinking too much. St. Charles County Public Defender Richard Scheibe argued earlier this week that the court must dismiss the ...
Read More »Betonsports accesses Antigua funds, might pay creditors
Betonsports Plc, the British online gambling site that pleaded guilty to a U.S. racketeering conspiracy charge, may be able to pay off some creditors after an Antiguan court unfroze the company’s assets in that country. The court lifted an order ...
Read More »Nominee Mukasey defends warrantless surveillance tactics
Attorney general nominee Michael Mukasey told lawmakers the U.S. Constitution authorizes the president to eavesdrop on suspected terrorists to gather intelligence without getting a court warrant. Mukasey was questioned at Senate confirmation hearings about the legality of the terrorist surveillance ...
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