John Lee Geiler Jr. and Darrill Gray were indicted on federal charges involving the prostitution of a juvenile and distribution of crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway announced Friday. Hanaway said this was the first prosecution in the Eastern ...
Read More »Justices renew case seeking less pollution at power plants
The U.S. Supreme Court revived a bid by the federal government and environmentalists to reduce pollution at eight Duke Energy Corp. coal-fired power plants. The justices on Monday unanimously set aside a federal appeals court decision that barred the anti-pollution ...
Read More »UMKC honors lover of law, education
Irv Belzer has a passion for two professions: the law and education. He is comfortable with being known as one of Missouri’s top commercial litigators or just being called “Teacher” by a bunch of third-graders learning about how to save ...
Read More »Parents claim St. Louis school’s discipline led to teenager’s suicide
The parents of a teenage girl who killed herself three years ago are suing the Parkway School District in St. Louis County and two of its employees, alleging the employees’ detention of their daughter triggered her suicide. The lawsuit alleges ...
Read More »Docket’s 'birthing pains' causing jail population boom
Prosecutions off by a third; special meeting may be called
Read More »Docket’s 'birthing pains' causing jail population boom
Prosecutions off by a third; special meeting may be called
Read More »Supreme Court rejects appeals from Guantánamo Bay inmates
A trooper stands by a row of cells in Camp V1 at the U.S. Naval Station in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in December. The U.S. Supreme Court voted Monday not to take up an appeal from Guantánamo inmates challenging their detentions. ...
Read More »Supreme Court orders EPA to consider global warming rules
The Environmental Protection Agency must review its stance on regulating greenhouse-gas emissions, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The justices said the EPA didn’t follow the requirements of the Clean Air Act in 2003 when it opted not to order cuts ...
Read More »Parents sue Parkway over teen’s suicide
The parents of a teenage girl who killed herself three years ago are suing the Parkway School District and two of its employees, alleging the employees’ detention of their daughter triggered her suicide. The lawsuit alleges Parkway social worker Nancy ...
Read More »Correction: Red-light cameras
Our March 30 story, “St. Louis stalls on issuing Photo Cop tickets,” overstated the public availability of video footage from red-light cameras across the United States. While some city police departments grant access to footage not related to a traffic ...
Read More »Betonsports’ Kaplan arrested in Dominican Republic
Gary Kaplan, the fugitive founder of British Internet sports book Betonsports, was arrested in the Dominican Republic and is awaiting a hearing on his transfer to St. Louis to face federal racketeering charges. Kaplan, 48, was arrested March 28 without ...
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