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The city attorney for Valley Park denied the city’s ordinances against hiring or renting to illegal aliens are a plan hatched by the mayor to keep Hispanic immigrants out of the town. The statements came Thursday afternoon at a hearing ...

Corporate transactional attorney Michael Chivell is taking the helm of Armstrong Teasdale as the St. Louis firm comes off a year of major growth. Chivell, 53, succeeded Richard Scherrer as managing partner of the law firm Thursday. Scherrer, 59, who ...

Public defenders cite lack of resources

contributed photos The winners include lawyers from firms big and small, a pair of judges, a professor and directors at two large organizations. The 2007 recipients of The Daily Record’s Legal Leaders of the Year have been recognized for legal ...

The U.S. Supreme Court would be able to rule on the rights of Guantanamo Bay inmates by the end of June under a fast-track schedule agreed upon by lawyers for the detainees and the Bush administration. A lower court ruled ...

U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned whether a group of taxpayers can sue to challenge President George W. Bush’s efforts to help religious groups compete for federal social-service funding. Hearing arguments Wednesday in Washington, several members of the court suggested the ...

Gov. Matt Blunt on Wednesday announced the appointment of former Kansas City resident Donald L. Ross to the Appellate Judicial Commission. “Mr. Ross is committed to protecting our constitution by selecting judges who understand that their role is to interpret ...

Judge denies State Farm request to leave Katrina case A Mississippi judge handling legal disputes over insurance coverage for Hurricane Katrina damage refused to step down from one of the cases, denying a motion from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance ...

Honduran, Mexican men indicted for illegal re-entry Two men — citizens of Honduras and Mexico — were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday in separate cases for illegally re-entering the United States. In each case, said Bradley J. Schlozman, ...

The Missouri Court of Appeals stepped into the Clayton eminent domain fray on Tuesday, issuing a stay on condemnation proceedings in the area. Centene Corp. may not start leveling the disputed properties in downtown Clayton until the appeals court makes ...

The tragic death of Anna Nicole Smith on the floor of a South Florida casino last month unleashed a wave of paternity claims and legal fights over custody of Smith’s infant daughter, her estate and her own bodily remains. Not ...