Six hundred and twenty-nine days after hearing the case, the Missouri Supreme Court on Monday added to the lineup of judges who will decide whether a death row inmate will get a new trial. On Feb. 4, 2014, the high ...
Read More »Judge finds bank isn’t liable for Sigillito scheme
One of the banks connected to Martin Sigillito’s Ponzi scheme is not liable for investors’ losses in the scheme, a federal judge ruled this week. Sigillito was a St. Louis attorney and American Anglican Convocation bishop convicted in 2012 of ...
Read More »For House conservatives, blocking Ryan’s rise poses risks
The truculent House Freedom Caucus has flashed a green light — or perhaps a blinking yellow one — to Rep. Paul Ryan, opening the door for him to become the next House speaker. Yet on their way to becoming Ryan’s ...
Read More »KC civic leaders call for raise in legal age for tobacco
Leaders of a campaign to raise the age at which people can legally buy cigarettes from 18 to 21 in every municipality in the Kansas City metropolitan region say it would reduce teenage smoking and make it harder for students ...
Read More »Appalachian Trail-hiking embezzlement suspect to change plea
An $8.7 million embezzlement case authorities say began 17 years ago is nearing an end, but the family of the suspect’s late first wife fear they will be left with some unanswered questions. On Friday, a federal judge is scheduled ...
Read More »Documents: Arizona tried to illegally import execution drug
Arizona tried to illegally import a lethal injection drug that’s not approved in the U.S. but never obtained it after federal agents stopped the shipment at the Phoenix airport, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Arizona paid nearly ...
Read More »Former AGs back jailed Ala. governor at Supreme Court
More than 100 former state attorneys general are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the sentence of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who remains behind bars for his conviction in a government corruption case. The brief, filed Wednesday and ...
Read More »NY police officer’s slaying puts drug courts under scrutiny
Arrested in a 19-person drug sweep, Tyrone Howard was one of only three who got sent to a New York drug court, which offered him treatment instead of prison. Eight months later, Howard is behind bars on murder charges, accused ...
Read More »Analysis: Clinton turns Benghazi hearing into plus for bid
Hillary Rodham Clinton turned an 11-hour congressional grilling into a campaign call to action on foreign policy, using a make-or-break appearance before the Republican-led Benghazi committee to display a commanding, presidential presence under a barrage of questions. For months, Clinton’s ...
Read More »High court considers mandatory minimum juvenile sentences
The Missouri Supreme Court is considering the constitutional validly of a mandatory minimum sentence for a juvenile in an armed criminal action case. On Wednesday, the court heard arguments regarding Jerri Smiley, who was 16 years old when she was ...
Read More »Bookended by tragedy, Biden’s storied career nears the end
Joe Biden’s storied political career will come to an end much the way it started nearly half a century ago: shaped by crushing personal tragedy that shook his deep-seated confidence in his own ability to lead. In deciding not to ...
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