The raging political fight over immigration comes to the Supreme Court on Monday in a dispute that could affect millions of people who are in the United States illegally. The court is weighing the fate of Obama administration programs that ...
Read More »Judge sides with anti-abortion group in birth control case
A federal judge on Monday sided with an anti-abortion group in its challenge of a key birth control provision of the Obama administration’s health care overhaul. The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard Leon adds to the legal debate surrounding ...
Read More »Court denies man’s attempt to charge Wilson with assault
The Missouri Court of Appeals dismissed an affidavit from a man seeking assault charges to be brought against former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson in regards to the Michael Brown shooting incident. Cleve Molette filed the affidavit for criminal complaint ...
Read More »Appeals court upholds $20.5M verdict in Jack in the Box beating
An appeals court upheld a $20.5 million award to a man who suffered a brain injury after being beaten by a group of people in the parking lot of a south St. Louis Jack in the Box. Generally, business owners ...
Read More »Federal court backs patent protecting Eli Lilly cancer drug
Shares of Eli Lilly rose Wednesday after the drugmaker said a federal court upheld a patent protecting one of its top-selling drugs, the cancer treatment Alimta. The Indianapolis company said Tuesday after markets closed that the U.S. District Court for ...
Read More »Ashley Madison users in US sue cheating website over breach
Eight people across the U.S. who registered to use Ashley Madison are suing the website for cheaters after hackers released personal and detailed information of millions of users, including financial data and sexual proclivities. The lawsuits were filed between last month ...
Read More »Missouri abortion licensing law splits GOP, health officials
Republican senators and the Missouri health department director debated Tuesday whether a Columbia Planned Parenthood met state requirements needed to perform abortions, an issue that has led to questions about whether the agency properly granted the clinic a license in ...
Read More »St. Louis County Courts main entrance to move
The St. Louis County Courts Building main entrance will move to 105 S. Central Ave. effective June 15, the court announced Wednesday.
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Read More »Judge favors widow in dispute over real estate magnate’s will
A St. Louis County judge upheld a version of real estate magnate Robert Kaplan’s trust that left tens of millions of dollars in assets to his widow.
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Read More »Court names selection panel for U.S. magistrate bench in St. Louis
Federal judges appointed a merit selection panel to recommend a successor to U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Mummert III of St. Louis, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri announced Wednesday.
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Read More »Federal judge says state court should handle Darren Wilson grand juror case
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit of a grand juror who wants to speak about the Darren Wilson case, saying it would be better for a state court to handle it.
Tagged with: ACLU of Missouri Robert McCulloch Rodney Sippel Tony Rothert
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