Monday’s action leaves intact an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision that struck down the 2011 law on the grounds it put an unconstitutional burden on women seeking an abortion.
Read More »Polsinelli honors Grace Day
Polsinelli put together a video tribute to the woman who started her career in the early 1950s and was one of the oldest female practicing attorneys in Missouri.
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Read More »Updated: Court tosses conviction of Ryan Ferguson
The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District said prosecutors withheld evidence from Ferguson’s defense and that his conviction for the 2001 killing a Columbia sports editor was no longer worthy of confidence. (AP File photo)
Read More »Former Callaway County court clerk charged after money goes missing
Lanet D. Bittle, a clerk who was fired last month from the Callaway County Circuit Court after money was found to be missing, has been charged with three counts of forgery.
Read More »Woody elected to Appellate Judicial Commission
Donald E. Woody has been elected as the Southern District attorney member to fill a vacancy on the Appellate Judicial Commission.
Read More »Practice of law proving good springboard for CEO role
Attorneys disproportionately find themselves in the role of chief executive officer, according to a recent study.
Read More »Jury awards $703k following debate on whether tarp counts as roof
A St. Louis County jury awarded $703,878 to a woman who owns an apartment building in Hazelwood, including penalties against her insurance company for vexatious refusal to pay.
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Read More »Firms respond to ‘white-hot’ practice area: Whistleblower groups formed to handle work
Two years after the “bounty” provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act on financial reforms took effect, whistleblower matters remain a sizzling growth area for lawyers in employment or finance and securities practice areas.
Read More »Obamacare birth control rule assailed by court as split widens
A requirement of President Barack Obama’s health-care law that group insurance plans cover contraceptives may violate religious freedom, a U.S. appeals court said.
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Read More »Developer drops multi-family for Rockwood Meadows
A public hearing on a proposed apartment complex drew such a crowd at the Jefferson County Council meeting Oct. 28 that it was standing room only.
Read More »DUI checkpoints spur more review, debate
The Jefferson County Council, which has discussed a grant for DUI checkpoints, three times, voted this week to send the issue to committee for further debate.
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