Four men who combined to serve 55 years in prison for crimes they did not commit will tell their stories at tonight’s local premiere of “After Innocence.” The film, which has won awards at the Sundance Film Festival, the Boston ...
Read More »8th U.S. Circuit approves asylum for Chinese family
Tu Kai Yang and Xue Lin Wu have reason to fear China’s strict one-child-per-family policy. With five pregnancies, two children and a dream of two more, the possibility of forced abortions or sterilization runs high, and nowhere in their homeland ...
Read More »Finance-related starting salaries to increase in '06, says staffing research firm
Heightened competition for accounting and finance professionals will lead to increases in base compensation next year, according to the 2006 Salary Guide from staffing research firm Robert Half International Inc. Starting salaries in accounting and finance are projected to rise ...
Read More »Former athletes share their legal experiences with law students
Cliff Wiley, Joe Carter, Deron Cherry and Willie Lanier give the athlete’s perspective on sports law during UMKC Sports Law Day. The event is designed to give law students insight into the practice of law in the sports industry. Photo ...
Read More »Lawsuits over gaming regulations are causing debate
Less than 20 years ago, Atlantic City and Las Vegas were the only places in America the avid gambler could legally satisfy an appetite for games of chance. Gaming, however, is no longer an unacceptable vice. Texas Hold ’em is ...
Read More »County leaders celebrate courthouse preservation project
Jackson County Executive Katheryn Shields speaks to a crowd of onlookers from the north steps of the Jackson County Courthouse during Monday’s rededication of the building. Shields said the courthouse renovation project reflects Jackson County’s commitment to historic preservation. Photo ...
Read More »COA bars claim against already-sued mortgage co.
Tandem cases in two jurisdictions caused the Western District Court of Appeals to dismiss one party in a shady real estate transaction but preserve the case against another party that was left off the first case. According to court documents ...
Read More »Hundreds attend annual KCMBF Liberty & Justice Gala
Hundreds of members of the legal community honored a local attorney and showed their support for a metro bar foundation Saturday evening. About 350 attended the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s Third Annual Liberty & Justice Gala at the Sheraton ...
Read More »Alito's former classmates praise the Supreme Court nominee
Two Missourians who graduated from law school with Samuel A. Alito, Jr. were not surprised by his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Eighth Circuit Court Judge Duane Benton and St. Louis attorney Greg Upchurch, who both graduated with ...
Read More »Associated General Contractors: material prices on the rise
The prices of construction materials are up, and Ken Simonson says they might not be going down anytime soon. Simonson, the chief economist with the Associated General Contractors of America, released a financial analysis last Tuesday, examining construction costs from ...
Read More »Workplace survey finds diversity is important to the bottom line
Reducing costs and improving profits are two key results of a diverse work force, according to a 2005 Workplace Diversity Practices Survey released in October by the Society for Human Resource Management. The survey was based on responses from 400 ...
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