Senate Democratic leaders are beginning a push to fill vacancies on a court that referees some of the nation’s biggest business cases.
Read More »Court employee pleads guilty to defrauding health program
A Kansas City municipal court employee pleaded guilty in a scheme to cheat a wellness program that offered gift cards as incentives for participating in exercise and diet programs.
Read More »Commentary: Retract your fangs, lawyers — you’re only poisoning yourselves
The attorneys who serve their clients best are problem-solvers, not cobras.
Read More »Housing prices in U.S. cities rise by most since early 2006
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in August from a year ago by the most since February 2006 as stronger demand boosted values.
Read More »Gummels to succeed Holliger in attorney general’s office
Attorney General Chris Koster announced Wednesday that Joan Gummels, currently director of policy and communications, would succeed Ron Holliger as the office’s chief legal advisor, effective Friday.
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Read More »Oklahoma top court says law would ban pill-induced abortion
The Oklahoma Supreme Court said a state law would in effect ban pill-induced abortions, issuing an opinion that might scuttle a planned U.S. Supreme Court showdown.
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Read More »Bryan Cave adds 15 associates in St. Louis
Bryan Cave has added 15 associates to its St. Louis office.
Read More »Commentary: Big landlords aren’t always a bad thing
There are two basic complaints that people level against the changing housing landscape: buying a house is a good investment; and, the quality of rental housing just isn’t as good as what you can buy for yourself.
Read More »Mo. Supreme Court OKs denial of same-sex survivor’s benefits
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the same-sex partner of a Highway Patrol officer killed in the line of duty cannot collect survival benefits.
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Read More »Texas abortion law’s hospital privilege requirement blocked
A new Texas law requiring abortion doctors to affiliate with local hospitals places a “substantial obstacle” in the path of women seeking the procedure, a federal judge ruled, blocking its enforcement.
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Read More »Husch Blackwell mourns Ike Skelton’s death
The law firm that was home to former U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton for the last two years is mourning his loss.
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