The Supreme Court turned away a challenge Monday to Google’s online book library from authors who complained that the project makes it harder for them to market their work. The justices let stand lower court rulings in favor of Mountain View, ...
Read More »Man plans to sue over conviction in 1957 schoolgirl killing
A 76-year-old Washington state man released from prison after a prosecutor concluded he was wrongly convicted in the 1957 killing of a schoolgirl says he intends to sue Illinois for the suffering five years of imprisonment caused him and his ...
Read More »Jury receives court age discrimination case
Jury deliberations have begun in the trial of a retired court employee accusing the 16th Judicial Circuit of age discrimination. Attorneys made their closing arguments Monday following a six-day trial. Tom Porto of The Popham Law Firm in Kansas City ...
Read More »Pentagon misled lawmakers on military sexual assault cases
The Pentagon misled Congress with inaccurate and vague information about sexual assault cases that portrayed civilian law enforcement officials as less willing than military commanders to punish sex offenders, an Associated Press investigation found. Local district attorneys and police forces ...
Read More »University of Missouri countersues professor in gun lawsuit
The University of Missouri is countersuing a law school professor who has asked a court to invalidate the university’s ban on firearms. Royce de R. Barondes’ case has the potential to redefine the limits of acceptable gun regulations under Missouri’s ...
Read More »Missouri bill would bar communities from banning pit bulls
Missouri cities no longer could ban pit bulls or impose rules on certain dog breeds under legislation that advanced this past week in the Legislature. Republican Rep. Ron Hicks, who is behind the measure, said those breed-specific ordinances amount to ...
Read More »Jackson County judgeship to remain specialized
An open judge position on the 16th Circuit will remain a specialized one. The circuit’s judges agreed Friday at their monthly court en banc meeting to keep the Division 19 judgeship focused on probate. The position opened with the resignation ...
Read More »Microsoft suit is latest tech clash with US over privacy
As we live more of our lives online, the companies we trust with our digital secrets are increasingly clashing with authorities who want access to the messages, pictures, financial records and other data we accumulate in electronic form. Microsoft opened ...
Read More »Women-only car services fill a niche, but are they legal?
Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory? In Massachusetts, Chariot for Women is promising to launch a service featuring female drivers picking up only women and children. Drivers will ...
Read More »Obama’s power over immigration drives Supreme Court dispute
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 »Wolff leaving post as dean of SLU Law
Mike Wolff is planning to leave his position as dean at Saint Louis University School of Law. A national search is underway to select his replacement, but a date for Wolff’s departure from the post has not been set, SLU ...
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