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State Rep. Stanley Cox, R-Sedalia, announced Wednesday he would sponsor legislation to create a hybrid public-private defender system.

The bill would reserve state-paid public defenders for more serious crimes, while representation of misdemeanors, probation violations and other less serious offenses would be contracted out to private counsel.

The 22nd Judicial Commission is accepting applications for an associate circuit judge vacancy created by the appointment of Judge Elizabeth B. Hogan to the circuit bench of the St. Louis Circuit Court.

Lawyers reviewing the latest gadget released by Apple – the junior-sized iPad mini – are focusing on its size, shape, weight and usability, elements of what tech-geeks call its “form factor.”

A Franklin County man must register as a sex offender even though he is no longer required to register under federal law, the state Supreme Court said Tuesday.

A man will get to find out if he can have custody of a child he’s raised as his own, despite the pair being genetically unrelated, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

A would-be flag-burner’s time is worth $1,000 an hour, a federal judge found.

A new report from the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration details the state of the medical malpractice insurance industry, based on data from 2011 provided by insurers and self-insured hospitals.

It’s no secret that law school is expensive. But soon a few select law students may have the chance to get free tuition for two years at the University of Missouri School of Law — for having been Peace Corps volunteers.

The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis announced it plans to offer free one-hour continuing-education seminars for members only.

A former Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office detective who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing drug court participants faces two lawsuits from alleged victims.

The American Tort Reform Association gave a thumbs down to the Missouri Supreme Court but a thumbs up to the Legislature.