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More than two-thirds of Americans say former administration official Lewis Libby doesn’t deserve a presidential pardon, and a majority says Vice President Dick Cheney probably was involved in trying to cover up who leaked the name of a CIA operative ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has increased the number of patent cases it’s hearing, considering questions with the potential to reshape intellectual property law. A case yet to be decided is the most closely watched of all. KSR International Co. v. ...

Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, listens to one of his defense lawyers outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C, on March 6. Contributions are making their way to fund Libby’s defense bills. ...

A Clayton attorney is suing H&R Block, alleging the company maliciously prosecuted a lawsuit against him and a debt collector client. The plaintiff, attorney Jay R. Burns Jr., seeks $50 million in punitive damages against H&R Block, $5 million against ...

The Missouri House on Thursday gave its final approval to a bill that would protect journalists from having to testify about unpublished information or confidential sources. The House approved a reporters’ shield law on a 147-5 vote, sending it to ...

State Farm settles Katrina case with homeowner after verdict State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. reached a settlement in its third jury trial over denying claims from Hurricane Katrina. The agreement with Edward Gemmill came after a federal jury awarded ...

Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, for life. Those are the provisions of a new sexual predator law that will take effect this summer in Wisconsin. Assembly Bill 591, which involves global positioning system tracking of sexual offenders, ...

St. Joseph woman sentenced to two years for wire fraud A St. Joseph woman was sentenced to two years and eight months in federal prison without parole for stealing more than $312,000 from her employer. Jennifer L. Evans, 35, of ...

A Jackson County judge found Lorenzo Gilyard guilty of six counts of first-degree murder. Before announcing his verdict this morning Judge John O’Malley called the murders violent and cruel. Gilyard was accused of killing seven women from March 1986 to ...

A Clayton attorney is suing H&R Block, alleging the company maliciously prosecuted a lawsuit against him and a debt collector client. The plaintiff, attorney Jay R. Burns Jr., is seeking $50 million in punitive damages against H&R Block; $5 million ...

Simon Passanante PC has announced four lawyers have joined the trial firm. The newly added attorneys will practice in the areas of toxic torts, products liability, and commercial litigation. The new attorneys are Diane M. Andrew, Stephen J. Telken, Rachel ...