MLM Counties News. Notices. Need-to-know Information.
In introducing the main speaker, Scott Drachnik, vice president of marketing for the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County, said, “You’ve probably all heard the phrase, ‘It’s a small world, and it’s getting even smaller.’ On Thursday morning, the ...
Read More »Home / News (page 2873) /
Kansas City attorney honored for her public service
On a sunny Saturday morning, Melissa Taylor stood in front of a Johnson County t-ball field cheering for her two sons. “Great job, Sergio,” she shouted as her seven year-old crossed home plate. Taylor was surrounded by other parents and ...
Read More »Hot-button issues dominate meeting
The use of torture. Appropriate responses to terrorism. Federal funding restrictions on stem cell research. The alternative minimum tax. These were just a few of the hot-button issues addressed at the Aug. 9-10 American Bar Association House of Delegates meeting ...
Read More »Housing Conference set for September
The 2004 Governor’s Conference on Housing will be held Sept. 22-23 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. This will be the 10th year of the conference and the first time it has been held in Kansas ...
Read More »Court compelled to grant change of judge request
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, issued a peremptory writ of mandamus last week ordering St. Louis City Judge Evelyn Baker to grant Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce’s change of judge request. The decision narrowly beats a 180-day deadline to ...
Read More »Mandatory sentencing laws questioned at ABA meeting
Federal judges’ discretion shouldn’t be hamstringed by mandatory minimum sentencing laws, or by overly severe, one-size-fits-all sentencing guidelines. That’s according to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates. On August 9, at the ABA’s annual meeting in Atlanta, its policy-making ...
Read More »Mock Trial Institute gives interns unique legal perspective
As an intern with the St. Louis Internship Program, I was given the opportunity to participate in the Gateway Mock Trial Institute. The mock trial program provided a program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, which the participants were to ...
Read More »Retailers: Consumers pay for debit purchases
Consumers like to get the most for their money when making purchases. Small business owners rely on making the best use of their cash resources. As a result the use of debit cards has grown in popularity by allowing purchasers ...
Read More »Construction diversity seminar slated
Pam Duffy jokes that she is the son in Rhodey and Son Construction Co., the business started by her father 32 years ago, and for which she has worked in various capacities during those three decades and served as company ...
Read More »ABA poll shows strong support for jury system
A new public opinion poll, released Monday by the American Bar Association, reveals that Americans have a profound belief and trust in the jury system and disproves the popular notion that Americans consider jury duty to be a burden to ...
Read More »8th Circuit: Police officer's protective sweep valid
In a 2-1 decision, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a police officer’s decision to make a protective sweep of the trailer of a woman suspected of possessing large quantities of drugs. The 8th Circuit majority, basing its ...
Read More »
